67 people who are migrants are feared dead off Libya and the coastal town of Zuwara after more than 3,000 people attempted the crossing between Tuesday and Wednesday. The crew of the Swedish rescue vessel Poseidon discovered around 52 bodies in the hold a wooden boat from which around 400 people were rescued. They were found close to the engine and are believed to have died from inhalation of engine fumes and asphyxia 52 people were reported dead.
In a separate incident, another 15 people are feared drowned after their boat capsized off the coastal town of Zuwara on Wednesday. The survivors, primarily from Nigeria and Ghana, told the coast guard they were travelling in group of about 40 when their both overturned in bad weather.
May the souls of the dead rest in peace.
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