An estimated 90 migrants are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya after a smuggler's boat capsized early on Friday, leaving three known survivors and 10 bodies washed up on shore, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. "I believe the Libyan coast guard is looking for other survivors off the coast," Headon added. More than 600,000 people are believed to have made the journey from Libya to Italy over the past four years. The Libyan coast guard, which receives EU funding and training, has become more assertive in recent months in intercepting migrants and returning them to Libya. Migrants caught trying to cross to Italy are put in severely overcrowded detention centres authorized by the Interior Ministry.

Source: CBC News February 02, 2018 12:07 UTC