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Libya says 17 migrants perish at sea, nine missing feared dead

by | Apr 30, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

Migrants aboard an overcrowded boat react as they are approached by the crew of the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, operated by the German NGO Sea-Watch, during a rescue operation in the Search and Rescue (SAR) zone in the central Mediterranean, off Libya, August 11, 2025. (photo credit: LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/ REUTERS)
Libya is a transit route for migrants, many from sub-Saharan Africa, fleeing to Europe in the hopes of escaping conflict and poverty.

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