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Coverage dated November 11, 2025

42 migrants presumed dead after boat sinks off Libya, and only 7 rescued after 6 days adrift, U.N. says

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The United Nations says 42 migrants are missing, presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libya's coast, with only seven rescued after six days adrift.

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    At least 42 migrants presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libya, says U.N. (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Seven survivors have been located after the vessel's engine failed in high waves at around dawn on Nov. 3, several hours after it departed Zuwara, a coastal city northwestern Libya, the International Organization for Migration said.

  2. CBS News

    42 migrants presumed dead after boat sinks off Libya, and only 7 rescued after 6 days adrift, U.N. says (opens CBS News)

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    The United Nations says 42 migrants are missing, presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libya's coast, with only seven rescued after six days adrift.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Dozens of migrants feared dead off Libyan coast – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    At least 42 people are believed to have drowned in a sea accident off the coast of Libya, the UN has said. Seven people were reported to have been rescued by Libyan authorities.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Forty-two migrants presumed dead after shipwreck near Libya: UN (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Accident would add to more than 1,000 migrant deaths in central Mediterranean crossings this year.

  5. Digital Journal

    42 feared dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya: UN (opens Digital Journal)

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    The United Nations said Wednesday that 42 migrants were missing presumed dead after a rubber boat capsized off the Libyan coast last week.It was the

  6. Al-Monitor

    At least 42 migrants missing, presumed dead, after boat capsizes off Libya, IOM says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    (Reuters) -At least 42 migrants are missing and presumed dead after a rubber boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration said on Wednesday. Libyan authorities rescued seven survivors who had drifted at sea for six days after the vessel, carrying 49 people, sank…

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