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Over 75 illegal immigrants drown off Libyan coast: IOM

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Saturday said more than 75 illegal immigrants have drowned at sea off the coast of western Libya, while trying to reach Europe.

« Over 75 migrants drowned on Wednesday after departing from Libya according to 15 survivors rescued by fishermen and brought to Zuwara, » IOM tweeted.

« This latest tragedy brings the number of lives lost in the Central Mediterranean this year to over 1,300, » IOM said.

Libya has been suffering insecurity and chaos since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, making the North African country a preferred point of departure for illegal immigrants who want to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores.
Source: Xinhua

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