At the very least 50 lifeless after vessel carrying Sudanese refugees catches fireplace | Migration Information

Within the Mediterranean Sea, at the very least 2,452 migrants or refugees died or went lacking final 12 months.

At the very least 50 individuals have died after a vessel carrying 75 Sudanese refugees caught fireplace close to the Libyan coast on Sunday, in keeping with the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM).

The United Nations migration company stated on Tuesday that it has supplied medical assist to 24 survivors.

“Pressing motion is required to finish such tragedies at sea,” IOM’s Libya chapter posted on X.

Final month, at the very least 68 refugees and migrants died and dozens went lacking after a ship capsized off the coast of Yemen, in keeping with the IOM.

At the very least 2,452 migrants or refugees died or went lacking within the Mediterranean Sea final 12 months, in keeping with the IOM, making it one of many deadliest routes for refugees.

Libya has emerged as a transit route for migrants or refugees making an attempt to achieve Europe because the fall of Libyan chief Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Throughout Gaddafi’s rule, African migrants discovered work within the oil-rich nation. However since his ouster, the North African nation has been mired in armed battle amongst rival militias.

Libya is house to round 867,055 migrants.