An estimated 90 migrants drowned after a boat capsized off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean Sea on Friday morning, the United Nations migration agency said. According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), most of the migrants were believed to be Pakistani nationals, the Telegraph reported. In January, 240 Pakistani nationals attempted the journey. The IOM said 6,624 people crossed the Mediterranean last month, about two-thirds of them to Italy alone. The migration agency said that 246 people died on the Mediterranean Sea during January - down from 254 in the same month a year ago.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 03, 2018 12:56 UTC