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The Democratic Republic of Congo faces its largest Ebola outbreak on record, with 7,773 confirmed cases and 3,759 deaths. While cases dropped in Ituri, they surged 73% in North Kivu. A critical shortage of health workers, unpaid wages, and high child mortality rates are hindering containment efforts.
Two boats carrying Rohingya migrants from Myanmar's Rakhine state sank in the Andaman Sea near the Ayeyarwady coast, with about 250 on one vessel and 280 on the other, leaving more than 500 feared dead. The journeys occurred in late June outside the regular sailing season, amid deteriorating conditions and funding cuts in Cox’s Bazar that heighten risks for refugees, as Myanmar's civil conflict continues and aid flows dwindle.
The UN migration agency (IOM) says 53 people are dead or missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Zuwara; only two survivors were rescued. Survivor accounts say one woman lost her husband and another lost her two babies. The boat had departed Al-Zawiya around 11:00 p.m. on Feb. 5 and capsized about six hours later. IOM warns trafficking networks exploit dangerous crossings and urges safer migration pathways to save lives, noting high death/missing tallies in the Central Mediterranean in January and 2025.
A rubber dinghy carrying about 55 migrants from several African countries capsized off north‑west Libya, killing 53 people including two babies; two Nigerian women survived and were rescued. The vessel sank about six hours after leaving al‑Zawiya, north of Zuwara, underscoring the ongoing perils of Mediterranean crossings, with around 500 migrants reported dead or missing in 2026 so far. The IOM highlights trafficking networks and unsafe vessels and calls for stronger international cooperation and safe migration pathways to prevent more tragedies.
UN migration agency IOM says 53 people are dead or missing after a migrant boat capsized north of Zuwara, Libya, with only two survivors rescued; survivors included Nigerian women who lost family. The boat departed Al-Zawiya around 11pm on Feb 5 and capsized about six hours later as trafficking networks exploit the central Mediterranean route, prompting calls for stronger international cooperation and safer, regular migration pathways.
At least 61 migrants, including women and children, drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya. The vessel had left Zwara with approximately 86 people onboard, according to survivors. The Central Mediterranean remains one of the most dangerous migration routes, with over 2,250 deaths reported in 2023. The high number of casualties highlights the urgent need for increased efforts to save lives at sea.
Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, have drowned in a tragic shipwreck off the coast of Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The boat, carrying around 86 people, departed from the Libyan city of Zwara.