Dozens of people are missing after a migrant boat capsized in the central Mediterranean, the NGOs Mediterranea Saving Humans and Sea-Watch said Sunday on social media. 32 survivors, two bodies recovered and more than 70 people missing," the NGO wrote on X, adding that the boat capsized in a search-and-rescue zone handled by Libyan authorities. Sea-Watch said two commercial ships saved the survivors and took them to the Italian island of Lampedusa. Read moreDozens of migrants presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libyan coastLampedusa is a key entry point for migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe. According to the Italian government, 6,175 migrants arrived on Italian territory over the same period.

Source: Libya Today April 06, 2026 03:35 UTC