At least 42 migrants are feared dead after a rubber boat capsized off the coast of Libya earlier this month, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Wednesday.
The vessel departed from the western coastal city of Zuwara on November 3 with 47 men and two women on board. About six hours into the journey, “high waves caused the engine to fail, capsizing the boat and throwing all passengers overboard,” according to the UN agency. Libyan authorities launched a search and rescue operation near the Al Buri Oil Field later that week.
The 42 people still missing – now presumed dead – included 29 Sudanese, eight Somalis, three Cameroonians, and two Nigerians.
