Tragic Shipwreck Claims Over 60 Lives off Libyan Coast

Over 60 people, including women and children, have died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya. The boat was carrying 86 migrants when it was swamped by strong waves. The central Mediterranean route remains one of the most dangerous for migrants seeking a better life in Europe. The European Union's border agency located the partially deflated rubber boat and alerted authorities, but the Libyan coastguard reportedly refused to search for the migrants. Libya has become a major transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty, with human traffickers taking advantage of the chaos. Migrants intercepted and returned to Libya often face abuses in government-run detention centers.