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UN says 239 migrants die in two shipwrecks off Libya
REUTERS
Published : Nov 3, 2016, 7:19 pm IST
Updated : Nov 3, 2016, 7:19 pm IST
According to an official, 4,220 lives had now been lost in the Mediterranean so far this year.
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According to an official, 4,220 lives had now been lost in the Mediterranean so far this year.
At least 239 migrants have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Carlotta Sami, a spokeswoman for the UN refugee agency UNHCR, said the information was confirmed by two survivors brought ashore on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
However, no bodies have been recovered from the shipwrecks yet.
Leonard Doyle, chief spokesman for the International Organization for Migration, said 4,220 lives had now been lost in the Mediterranean so far this year.
