At least 150 people have drowned after their boat sank off the Libyan coast Thursday, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) confirmed
At least 150 people have drowned after their boat sank off the Libyan coast Thursday, the UN Refugee Agency confirmed.
The UNHCR earlier tweeted of the deadly shipwreck off the coast of Al-Khums, a port city 80 miles east of Tripoli.The Libyan branch of the International Organization for Migration also tweeted on the incident, posting that 145 were rescued. 'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature.then {CNN.VideoPlayer.
Rescued migrants tell of abuse in Libya 02:53"The worst Mediterranean tragedy of this year has just occurred," said Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for the UNHCR.Each year, thousands pour across Libya's borders -- the final stop before a short but treacherous sea voyage across the Mediterranean to Europe.
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