60 migrants die in dinghy in Mediterranean, survivors say

style2024-04-30 14:44:096288

By Robert Plummer for BBC News

This photo taken on March 13, 2024 and handout on March 14, 2024 by international humanitarian organization SOS Mediterranee, shows a rescuing operation of migrants by the Ocean Viking rescue vessel in the Libyan search and rescue region in international waters. The Ocean Viking migrant rescue vessel chartered by SOS Mediterranee rescued 25 people off the coast of Libya on March 13, 2024, who had been in "an inflatable boat adrift" for "around a week", the NGO said in a press release. "Those rescued report that many people have died and are now missing", said SOS Mediterranee. (Photo by Johanna de TESSIERES / SOS MEDITERRANEE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / JOHANNA de TESSIERES / SOS MEDITERRANEE   " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A rescue operation of migrants by the Ocean Viking rescue vessel and SOS Méditerranée in the Libyan search and rescue region in international waters on 13 March, 2024. Photo: AFP / SOS Méditerranée / Johanna de Tessieres

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