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Libya Boat Capsizes, 51 Dead, Mediterranean Death Toll Soars

6/20/2026

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A migrant boat capsized off Libya on June 12, killing 51 people and leaving ten survivors rescued, authorities said.
Rescuers recovered 11 bodies and reported 40 people missing from the wreck.
The Emergency Medicine and Support Center in Al-Khusm, 100 km east of Tripoli, buried at least 15 migrants.
UN data show 845 migrants dead or missing on the Mediterranean route in 2026, an 81 percent increase from the previous year.

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A migrant boat capsized off Libya on June 12, killing 51 people and leaving ten survivors rescued, authorities said.
Rescuers recovered 11 bodies and reported 40 people missing from the wreck.
The Emergency Medicine and Support Center in Al-Khusm, 100 km east of Tripoli, buried at least 15 migrants.
UN data show 845 migrants dead or missing on the Mediterranean route in 2026, an 81 percent increase from the previous year.