TRIPOLI Feb 9 (Reuters) - Fifty-three migrants, ‌including two babies, were dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 people ‌capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration said ‌on Monday. The boat departed from Zawiya on Thursday and then overturned off Zuwara on Friday, the IOM said in a statement, citing the survivors. In January alone, at least 375 migrants were reported dead ⁠or missing in the area following multiple "invisible" shipwreck amid extreme ‌weather, with hundreds more deaths believed to have gone unrecorded. "The latest incident brings the number of migrants reported ⁠dead or missing ‍on the route in 2026 to at least 484," the agency said. (Reporting by Alvise Armellini and Ahmed Elumami, Writing by Ahmed Elimam and Ahmed Elumami; Editing by Alex Richardson and Anil D'Silva)

Source: Libya Today February 09, 2026 09:58 UTC