1st LD Writethru: 2 dead, over 70 people missing after migrant boat capsizes in Libyan waters: report
TRIPOLI, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Two lifeless bodies were recovered and over 70 people were missing after a wooden vessel carrying 105 people capsized in waters under Libyan control, said Mediterranea Saving Humans, an Italian organization, on Sunday in a statement.
The boat had set sail from Tajoura in northwestern Libya to flee the country, the statement added.
The shipwreck occurred Saturday afternoon, 14