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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alex Croft

Babies among 53 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Libyan coast

Fifty-three migrants, including two babies, are feared dead after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Monday.

Two Nigerian women were rescued after the vessel overturned north of Zuwara, Libya, in the early hours of Friday morning. One survivor said they had lost their husband, while the other reported losing her two babies when the boat sank.

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