Libya boat capsizes, 53 missing
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The International Organization for Migration said 53 migrants, including two infants, died or were missing after a boat capsized off Zuwara, Libya, on Friday; only two women survived.
by Reece Jones
53 people missing after a boat capsized adds to the already grisly total 484 people dead or missing in the Mediterranean in 2026 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
53 Migrants Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Libya, U.N. Agency Says
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February 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
53 people missing after a boat capsized adds to the already grisly total 484 people dead or missing in the Mediterranean in 2026 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
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9th February 2020, a boat carrying 91 people from Darfur sank off Garabulli in Libya. When the alarm was raised, the Libyan 'coastguard' refused to act as "detention centres were full". Italian and Maltese authorities did absolutely nothing. The 91 people were never found.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
9th February 2020, a boat carrying 91 people from Darfur sank off Garabulli in Libya. When the alarm was raised, the Libyan 'coastguard' refused to act as "detention centres were full". Italian and Maltese authorities did absolutely nothing. The 91 people were never found.