A dozen people were missing and feared drowned off the coast of Libya today after a boat carrying around three dozen migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, a UN official said. Boat carrying migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. She said that among the missing were two children, and that at least 20 migrants from Chad, Nigeria, Egypt and Sudan were rescued and returned to Libya. Later, the relative initially reported that at least 15 migrants died at sea, and at least 17 others were returned to Libya, it said. In recent years, the European Union has partnered with the coast guard and other Libyan forces to stop the flow of migrants.

Source: Libya Today June 13, 2020 21:45 UTC