The International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday that at least 50 people had died after a vessel carrying 75 Sudanese refugees caught fire off Libya's coast on Sunday.
Libya has become a transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe across the Mediterranean © Mena Today
The International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday that at least 50 people had died after a vessel carrying 75 Sudanese refugees caught fire off Libya's coast on Sunday.
The IOM said it had provided medical support to 24 survivors.
Libya has become a transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe across the Mediterranean since the fall in 2011 of dictator Muammar Gaddafi during a NATO-backed uprising.
As of February 2025, around 867,055 migrants from 44 nationalities were residing in Libya, according to IOM data.
Reporting by Ahmed Elumami and Menna Alaa El Din
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