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110 migrants drown off Libya coast

Admin November 3, 2016

migrants-in-a-boatNo fewer than 110 people are feared drowned off Libya after a migrant shipwreck, the UN’s refugee agency said Thursday, quoting survivor testimony.

“A vessel with around 140 people on board overturned Wednesday just a few hours after setting off from Libya, throwing everyone into the water. Only 29 people survived,” UNHCR spokesperson Carlotta Sami told AFP.

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