UN: 90 Migrants Feared Drowned after Boat Capsizes Off Libya

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Geneva, Jumada I 16, 1439, Feb 2, 2018, SPA -- About 90 people were feared drowned after a smuggler's boat mostly carrying Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya's coast early Friday, the U.N.'s migration agency said. Ten bodies have washed ashore near the Libyan town of Zuwara following the tragedy in the early morning, AP quoted International Organization for Migration spokeswoman Olivia Headon as saying. Eight were believed to be Pakistani, and two Libyans. "We are told that two survivors swam to shore, and one person was rescued by a fishing boat," Headon said. "We are working to get more details on the (capsizing) and where the survivors are so that we can assist them better." --SPA 15:42 LOCAL TIME 12:42 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w601823

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