At least 50 Sudanese nationals have drowned when the boat they were travelling on from Libya to Europe sank in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, multiple sources disclosed.The spokesman of the Sudanese association in Libya, Salaheldin Yahya, told local radio in Benghazi that the Sudanese were among over 100 African migrants who were heading to the Italian coast when the accident happened.
Relatives of one of the victims told APA that their relative who migrated to Libya three years ago was caught in the accident while trying to reach Europe.
Other Sudanese residents in Libya confirmed the incident.
After a group of 21 Egyptians were killed by Libyan extremists last month, many Sudanese stranded in Libya decided to seek refuge in Europe he added.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said recently that the Italian coastguard have rescued hundreds of African migrants from a sunken boat in the Mediterranean.
Libyan authorities are working with the IOM to recover the bodies, which could not be identified.
Thousands of African migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Libya and Egypt have died in the last two years.
Thursday 12 March 2015
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