Dozens of migrants are believed to have died in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya on February 15, the United Nations said, and only seven survivors have been rescued so far, the United Nations said.
Theo International Organization for Migration (IOM) of the United Nations, at least 73 immigrant missing and presumed dead after their ship sank off the coast of Libya on February 14.
The train carrying about 80 people had left the town of Qasr Al-Akhyar, about 75km east of the city of Tripoli, and crashed while en route to Europe.
IOM said that to date, the Organization Red Crescent Moon Libya and local police recovered 11 bodies. The rescued people have now been taken to the hospital in poor health.
The Central Mediterranean is currently the most dangerous sea route for migrants.
According to the IOM, the case shipwreck This has increased the number of migrants killed on this sea route since the beginning of the year to 130 people.
[Maroc: Hơn 40 người di cư thiệt mạng vì đắm tàu ngoài khơi Tarfaya]
Statistics show that in the last year more than 1,450 migrants have died crossing this route to reach Europe.
If counting from 2014, the number of people killed and missing on this route is more than 17,000 cases.
The IOM has called on countries to take concrete actions to strengthen search and rescue capabilities, and to establish safety mechanisms to reduce the death toll.
Meanwhile, in Panama, President Laurentino Cortizo said at least 15 migrants headed for the United States were killed on the morning of February 15 when their bus collided with a minibus on a highway in Gualaca district. in Chiriqui province.
The injured are currently being treated.
Tran Quyen (VNA/Vietnam+)