Dozens Missing After Boat Capsizes While Traveling from Libya to Italy

Coast guards have reported the loss of 30 migrants and the rescue of 17 others following the capsizing of a boat in the Mediterranean Sea. Two relief organizations stated today, Sunday, that there are fears that dozens of the missing may have lost their lives after the boat they were traveling on capsized in bad weather while en route from Libya. The charity organization Mediterranea Saving Humans reported on Twitter that, according to multiple sources, a boat heading toward Italy capsized this morning about 110 miles northwest of Benghazi. The organization "Alarm Phone," another charity that receives calls from boats in danger, indicated that it alerted the authorities for the first time on Saturday, confirming that the boat, which carried 47 people, needed immediate rescue. It added on Twitter: "We are shocked. According to various sources, dozens of people from this shipwrecked boat have drowned." No official comment has been issued from Italy regarding the fate of the boat.