60 migrants die in dinghy in Mediterranean, survivors say - BBC News

Shipwreck survivors tell rescuers they had set sail from Libya a week earlier.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsEurope migrant crisisImage source, SOS MéditerranéeImage caption, Survivors were rescued from the drifting dinghy by SOS Méditerranée, who posted this image on X on WednesdayAt least 60 migrants have died after a rubber dinghy ran into trouble in the Mediterranean Sea, according to survivors.

The 25 survivors were picked up by the Ocean Viking, a vessel operated by the humanitarian group SOS Méditerranée.

They told their rescuers that they had set off from Zawiya on the Libyan coast seven days before being rescued.

The engine of the dinghy broke down after three days, leaving the boat adrift without food or water.

The survivors said that the victims included women and at least one child.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68564971

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