Over one thousand migrants died attempting to cross Mediterranean— IOM
In the latest incident, over 40 people are feared dead after an inflatable boat capsized off the Libyan coast on November 8. Libyan authorities launched a search and rescue operation near the Al Buri Oil Field after the vessel, which had departed from Zuwara on November 3, overturned in rough seas.
The IOM reported that the boat carried 49 migrants and refugees—47 men and two women—when high waves caused engine failure about six hours after departure. Only seven men survived after drifting at sea for six days: four from Sudan, two from Nigeria, and one from Cameroon. The remaining 42 are presumed dead, including 29 Sudanese, eight Somalis, three Cameroonians, and two Nigerians.
The organization said its teams provided survivors with emergency medical care, food, and water upon arrival.
"This tragic event, coming just weeks after other deadly incidents off Surman and Lampedusa, underscores the persistent dangers faced by migrants and refugees along the Central Mediterranean Route," the agency said. It renewed its call for enhanced regional cooperation, expanded safe and legal migration routes, and more effective search and rescue operations to prevent further loss of life.
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