00:00More than 70 are feared dead after a boat-carrying migrants capsized in the central Mediterranean
00:07sea, according to NGOs.
00:09The NGO Mediterranean Saving Humans posted on social media that the boat departed Libya
00:15on Saturday with around 105 people on board.
00:19Commercial ships recovered two bodies and rescued 32 people from the boat, with the rest still
00:26missing.
00:27They added that the incident happened in a search-and-rescue zone handled by Libyan authorities.
00:34The rescued migrants were taken to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
00:39The NGO described the accident as a consequence of policies by European governments that refused
00:45to open safe and legal pathways for migrants.
00:49At least 683 migrants have lost their lives or gone missing since the start of 2026, according
00:57to the UN's migration agency.
00:59Italian authorities have said that 6,175 arrived on Italian soil over the same period.
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