More than 90 migrants believed missing after boat sinks off Libya -coastguard

More than 90 migrants are believed to be missing after their boat sank off the coast of western Libya on Wednesday, a coastguard spokesman said.

Ayoub Qassem said coastguards had rescued 29 migrants some 26 miles off the shore east of Tripoli, and that survivors said 126 people had been on the rubber boat before one of the sides was ripped and it started taking on water.

According to the UNHCR, 2016 is now the deadliest year for migrants crossing the Mediterranean, with at least 3,800 people reported dead or missing so far.

At least 3,740 @refugees & migrants have died crossing Mediterranean in 2016 – this is the worst UNHCR has seen https://t.co/b1Xk9TDDvy pic.twitter.com/D7Ft4z7k3u

— United Nations (@UN) October 25, 2016

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