Two dead, dozens missing after migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean
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Migrant boat capsized in Mediterranean; 2 dead, 70 missing, 32 rescued near Libya.
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A migrant boat that departed from Libya capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, leaving at least 70 people missing, according to an Italian NGO. Two people died in the incident, while rescuers pulled 32 survivors from the vessel. The disaster underscores the lethal risks faced by migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean, a route that has claimed thousands of lives over the past decade as people flee conflict and poverty in North Africa and the Middle East. Italy and other European nations regularly coordinate search-and-rescue operations in the region, though capacity constraints and political tensions over migrant acceptance complicate response efforts. Investigations into the capsizing are ongoing.
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