100 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Libyan coast2018-06-30 02:31:18 GMT2018-06-30 10:31:18(Beijing Time)Xinhua EnglishTRIPOLI, June 29 (Xinhua) — More than 100 migrants are feareddead after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the Libyannavy said Friday.　　Rescued migrants go ashore at the Libyan coast east of Tripoli, Libya, June 29, 2018. More than 100 migrants are feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the Libyan navy said Friday. The navy also recovered the bodies of three children, and rescued 16 others, the Libyan navy spokesman Ayob Qassem told Xinhua. (Xinhua)The navy also recovered the bodies of three children, andrescued 16 others, the Libyan navy spokesman Ayob Qassem toldXinhua.Their rubber boat was rickety and overcrowded, he added.According to one of the rescued migrants, the boat carriedaround 125 immigrants of different African and Arab nationalities,including dozens of women and children.Libyan navy rescued nearly 2,000 migrants in the past two weeksoff the country’s western coast, and recovered bodies of more than30 others drowned at sea.Libya is a preferred point of departure for migrants who want tocross the Mediterranean toward Europe because of insecurity andchaos in their countries.| PRINT | RSSSINA English is the English-language destination for news and information about China. Find general information on life, culture and travel in China through our news and special reports or find business partners through our online Business Directory. For investment opportunities with SINA, please click the link “Investor” below.| About SINA | Investor | Media Kit | Comments or Question? |Copyright &copy 1996-2018 SINA Corporation, All Rights Reserved

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