At least 239 migrants have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Carlotta Sami, a spokeswoman for the UN refugee agency UNHCR, said the information was confirmed by two survivors brought ashore on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Most victims of the migrant shipwrecks reported by survivors appear to have been sub-Saharan Africans.
Leonard Doyle, chief spokesman for the International Organization for Migration, said 4,220 lives had now been lost in the Mediterranean so far this yearsource : gulfnews
GMT 18:06 2018 Tuesday ,09 January
10 migrants dead, dozens missing off Libya coastGMT 22:05 2018 Wednesday ,03 January
US says airstrike kills 2 militants in SomaliaGMT 18:56 2018 Wednesday ,03 January
Philippines prohibits US firm call center from expanding after deadly fireGMT 17:03 2018 Wednesday ,03 January
Severe storm batters western Europe; 1 dead, 15 injuredGMT 16:32 2018 Wednesday ,03 January
Palestinian shot dead in West Bank clashes with Israeli army: ministryGMT 11:49 2018 Wednesday ,03 January
Russian helicopter crashes in Syria, two dead: MoscowGMT 17:22 2017 Thursday ,28 December
10 hurt in Saint Petersburg supermarket bombingGMT 17:49 2017 Wednesday ,27 December
Blast in Saint Petersburg injures four, say officialsMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor