At least 61 Sudanese refugees lost their lives when a boat caught fire off eastern Libya, the International Organization for Migration said Wednesday.
"The tragic incident took place when a rubber boat carrying 75 Sudanese refugees caught fire off the coast of Tobruk, Libya, while en route to Greece," the spokesperson said. "At least 50 lives were lost."
The IOM said in a post on X that the shipwreck occurred on Sunday.
The spokesperson did not provide details of the ages or gender of those on board the boat.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Libya said on Wednesday that only 13 people survived after a vessel carrying 74 people, mostly Sudanese refugees, capsized off the coast of the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk.
