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The International Organization for Migration said 53 migrants, including two infants, died or were missing after a boat capsized off Zuwara, Libya, on Friday; only two women survived.

The Guardian
53 people dead or missing after migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean

Only two survivors rescued after boat overturned off Libyan coast, UN migration agency says Fifty-three people are dead or missing after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast, the UN migration agency said on Monday. Only two survivors were rescued. The International Organization for Migration said the boat overturned north of Zuwara on Friday, in the latest disaster involving people attempting the perilous Mediterranean crossing in the hope of reaching Europe. Continue reading. . .

53 people dead or missing after migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean
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Le Monde
Shipwreck off the Libyan coast: 53 dead or missing

Only two Nigerian women were rescued during the rescue operation. One of them lost her two babies in the tragedy.

Shipwreck off the Libyan coast: 53 dead or missing
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NRC
Boat sinks off the Libyan coast, 53 migrants dead or missing

Off the Libyan coast, 53 people have died or gone missing after their boat capsized. On the central Mediterranean route to Italy and Malta, 484 deaths or missing people have already been reported this year.

Boat sinks off the Libyan coast, 53 migrants dead or missing
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Der Spiegel
Libya: Migrant Boat Sinks in the Mediterranean, More Than 50 Missing

A rubber dinghy carrying migrants capsized off Libya; so far only two women have been rescued. Survivors say more than 50 people are missing—including two babies.

Libya: Migrant Boat Sinks in the Mediterranean, More Than 50 Missing
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Le Figaro
Libya: a shipwreck leaves 53 migrants missing, with only two survivors

This shipwreck brings the number of dead or missing migrants on the Central Mediterranean route in 2026 to at least 484, according to IOM.

Libya: a shipwreck leaves 53 migrants missing, with only two survivors
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Público
Shipwreck off the coast of Libya kills 53 migrants en route to Europe

Among the victims of the shipwreck are two babies. This year alone, 484 people have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean Sea.

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El Pais
More than 50 migrants dead, including two babies, after their rubber boat capsized off the Libyan coast

The UN has raised the death toll from shipwrecks in the central Mediterranean this year to nearly 500.

More than 50 migrants dead, including two babies, after their rubber boat capsized off the Libyan coast
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ABC
At least 53 migrants missing after a shipwreck off the Libyan coast

A total of 53 migrants, including two babies, are missing or dead after a vessel carrying 55 people capsized off the Libyan coast, according to the IOM on Monday. The organization said in a statement that the vessel capsized north of Zuwara (Libya's northwest coast) last Friday, and only two Nigerian women were rescued during a search and rescue operation by Libyan authorities. The IOM said one survivor reported losing her husband, while the other said she had lost her two babies in the tragedy. The organization lamented the loss of lives on this deadly route in the Central Mediterranean. IOM teams provided emergency medical care to the two survivors on disembarkation, in coordination with the relevant authorities. Survivors described the vessel, which was carrying African migrants and refugees, as having departed...

At least 53 migrants missing after a shipwreck off the Libyan coast
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To Vima
Libya: At least 50 migrants dead in a shipwreck, two babies among the dead

A vessel carrying 55 passengers sank six hours after departing from Al-Zawiya, Libya. At least 50 people died, including two babies.

Libya: At least 50 migrants dead in a shipwreck, two babies among the dead
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