At Least Four Dead After Two Migrant Boats Capsize Off Libya’s Al Khums

Overview

• Libya’s Red Crescent said two boats carrying a total of 95 irregular migrants capsized off Al Khums on Thursday.
• Four people from a first boat carrying 26 Bangladeshis were confirmed dead, according to the Red Crescent.
• The second boat held 69 migrants, including two Egyptians and dozens of Sudanese, with their fate not specified by responders.
• Libyan Coast Guards and the Khums Port Security Agency took part in the operation, and the recovered bodies were handed to authorities on orders from the city’s public prosecution.
• Photos released by the Khums Red Crescent showed bodies in black bags and survivors in thermal blankets, as the IOM separately reported at least 42 people missing and presumed dead after a Wednesday sinking near the Al Buri oilfield.