At least 57 dead as boat carrying African migrants capsizes off Libya coast

A boat carrying 75 African migrants capsized off Libya's coast on Monday, leaving at least 57 people presumed dead.

A boat carrying African migrants capsized off Libya's coast Monday, leaving at least 57 people presumed dead, a UN migration official said. It was the latest disaster in the Mediterranean Sea involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe. The vessel left the western coastal town of Khums on Sunday, Safa Msehli, a spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration, said.