Over 200 Migrants Dead in Shipwrecks Near Libya

More than 200 migrants drowned in two separate shipwrecks off the coast of Libya, multiple survivors told the U.N. Survivors who arrived in Italy on Thursday said their boat, which had been carrying more than 100 people, had left Libya before dawn and capsized a few hours later, Carlotta Sami, spokeswoman for the U.N. refugee agency, said. Two women found swimming at sea told rescuers they were on a separate boat carrying around 120 people. Most of the people on board the...

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