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Libya: Nearly 100 Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes

HeadlineApr 14, 2017

In Libya, at least 97 African migrants are missing and feared dead after their boat capsized Thursday in the Mediterranean near Tripoli. Libya’s coast guard said it rescued 23 survivors. According to the International Organization for Migration, at least 590 migrants have died attempting the dangerous ocean voyage to Italy so far this year.

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