At Least 110 Feared Dead In Migrant Shipwreck Off Libya: UNHCR

Umer Jamshaid Published November 03, 2016 | 06:15 PM

At least 110 feared dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya: UNHCR

ROME,, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 03rd Nov, 2016 ) - At least 110 people are feared drowned off Libya after a migrant shipwreck, the UN's refugee agency said Thursday, quoting survivor testimony.

"A vessel will around 140 people on board overturned Wednesday just a few hours after setting off from Libya, throwing everyone into the water. Only 29 people survived," UNHCR spokesperson Carlotta Sami told AFP.

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