Eighteen people perished when a wooden vessel carrying dozens of migrants capsized off the coast of Libya on Tuesday, while 64 people were rescued, the United Nations’ migration agency said.<\/p>\n
The vessel “capsized only a few hours into its journey due to high waves”, the International Organization for Migration said in a statement, adding that the accident had occurred off the coast of Surman, Libya.<\/p>\n
“Among the survivors are 29 Sudanese men, one Sudanese woman, and one Sudanese child; 18 Bangladeshi men; 12 Pakistani men; and three Somali men,” it said.<\/p>\n
No information was yet available about the nationalities of those who died.<\/p>\n
“This latest shipwreck is a stark reminder of the grave dangers faced by people undertaking perilous sea journeys in search of safety and opportunity,” the IOM said.<\/p>\n
It said the central Mediterranean route from northern Africa across to Europe remained “one of the world’s deadliest migration corridors”.<\/p>\n
The agency said its Missing Migrants Project has documented 1,046 deaths and disappearances along that route so far this year, including 527 off the coast of Libya.<\/p>\n
Tuesday’s accident came after 40 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were found dead following a shipwreck off Tunisia last week.<\/p>\n
The IOM said it was working with local partners to ensure survivors of Tuesday’s shipwreck received health assistance and access to essential services.<\/p>\n
It appealed for “urgent action to prevent further tragedies at sea”.<\/p>\n
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