Sixty-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. 🚨 61 migrants including women and children drowned following a tragic shipwreck off Libya. The central Mediterranean continues to be one of the world's most dangerous migration routes. pic.twitter.com/RsFSUzzFYK — IOM Libya (@IOM_Libya) December 16, 2023Deadly incidents this year included one in June, when a fishing boat packed with hundreds of migrants sank off Greece after departing from Tobruk, Libya.

Source: Libya Today December 18, 2023 11:41 UTC