Nearly 130 migrants feared dead in Med after shipwreck: IOM

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Last Updated : Jun 19 2017 | 11:48 PM IST
At least 126 migrants were feared dead after their boat sank off the coast of Libya while making the perilous journey to Europe, an IOM spokesman said told AFP on today.
According to four survivors, the migrants left Thursday from Libya but their inflatatable boat sank several hours into the journey, said International Organization for Migration IOM) spokesman Flavio Di Giacomo.

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First Published: Jun 19 2017 | 11:48 PM IST

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