How many people were missing or killed when the Libyan refugee ship sank?

On June 29th, local time, a ship carrying more than 100 refugees sank off the coast of Libya. About 100 people are missing or killed, and 16 people are still alive.

According to a report on July 2, survivors said in an interview after the incident that when boarding the ship, the captain told the refugees that the ship would carry 20 people, but the actual load was far more than 20 people. The main cause of this incident was determined to be the engine burning and explosion during the voyage of the ship.

The Libyan Coast Guard said that the victims came from many different countries, including Morocco, Sudan and Syria. The exact number of immigrants on board was unknown at the time of the incident, but it was known that there were 15 women on board, including two babies and three children under 12 years old. The Libyan Coast Guard said on Friday that 65,438+06 survivors were found on a ship east of the capital Tripoli.

The weak central government of Libya and the closest territory to Italy make many Libyan refugees go to Europe first. However, crossing the Mediterranean is quite risky. The International Organization for Migration calls the Mediterranean the most dangerous coastal border in the world. 2017 * *, 3 1 16 people died during the migration in the Mediterranean.