December 17, 2023 04:28 pm | Updated 04:28 pm IST - CAIROSixty-one migrants, including women and children, drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said. "The central Mediterranean continues to be one of the world's most dangerous migration routes," IOM said. Deadly incidents this year included one in June, when a fishing boat packed with hundreds of migrants sank off Greece after departing from Tobruk, Libya. The majority of the deaths were recorded in Tunisia, followed by Libya, it said. Britain and Italy announced plans on December 16 to jointly finance the journey home for migrants stranded in Tunisia, according to statements from both countries.

Source: Libya Today December 17, 2023 13:17 UTC