An estimated 90 migrants are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya after a smuggler’s boat capsized earlier today, leaving three known survivors and 10 bodies washed up on shore, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. Survivors told aid workers that most of the migrants on board were Pakistanis, who form a growing group heading to Italy from North Africa, IOM spokeswoman Olivia Headon, speaking from Tunis confirmed. “They have given an estimate of 90 who drowned during the capsize, but we still have to verify the exact number of people who lost their lives during the tragedy,” she said.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 02, 2018 11:48 UTC