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83 migrants feared dead in Libya boat mishap, Libya Navy confirms

83 migrants feared dead in Libya boat mishap, Libya Navy confirms

Libya Navy confirms that only 17 people have been rescued in a boat mishap involving 100 migrants off the coast of the country.

The Navy on Wednesday said coastguard rescued 17 people from the boat that sank off the town of al-Khoms east of the Libyan capital Tripoli.

It said on its Facebook page that the survivors clung to the wreckage of the vessel until they were saved.

“Unfortunately, there are a large number of missing people ranging from 90 to 100 illegal migrants from the boat,’’ the navy said in a statement.

According to the navy, the Libyan coastguard saved a total of 279 shipwrecked migrants in three incidents, including those from the al-Khoms boat

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