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    UN: Migrant boat capsizes off Libya, 57 presumed dead

    UN: Migrant boat capsizes off Libya, 57 presumed dead
    Written by Anamica Singh
    (PTI desk)
    Jul 27, 2021, 09:54 am 2 min read
    UN: Migrant boat capsizes off Libya, 57 presumed dead
    The capsizing was the latest disaster in the Mediterranean Sea involving migrants

    A boat carrying African migrants capsized off Libya's coast Monday, leaving at least 57 people presumed dead, a UN migration official said. The vessel left the western coastal town of Khums on Sunday, Safa Msehli, a spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration, said. She said there were at least 75 migrants on board, including women and children.

    The vessel had stopped due to an engine problem

    Eighteen of the migrants were rescued and returned to shore by fishermen and Libya's coast guard, Msehli said. The survivors, who are from Nigeria, Ghana and Gambia, reported the vessel had stopped due to an engine problem, then capsized amid bad weather, Msehli said. The capsizing was the latest disaster in the Mediterranean Sea involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe.

    Attempted crossings from Libya have seen a spike

    There has been a spike in crossings and attempted crossings from Libya in recent months. Amnesty International has said that in the first six months of this year, more than 7,000 people intercepted at sea were forcibly returned to detention camps in Libya. Libya has emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East.

    Survivor testimonies point to forced labor, rapes, torture in camps

    The oil-rich country plunged into chaos following a NATO-backed uprising that toppled and killed longtime autocrat Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. Rights groups and officials at UN agencies that work with migrants and refugees have for years cited survivor testimony about systematic abuse in detention camps in Libya. These include forced labor, beatings, rapes, and torture.

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