A boat carrying refugees sank off the coast of Libya
A rescue group operating in the Mediterranean Sea says a boat carrying refugees has sunk off the coast of Libya
Italian authorities say that 30 passengers of a boat that sank off the coast of Libya are missing and may have drowned. According to the Italian Coast Guard, 17 people have been rescued
Search and rescue operations are underway to find the remaining passengers with the help of commercial boats. A European Union aircraft has also been dispatched to assist
Alarm Phone, a charitable rescue group, said on Saturday that after a phone call with the passengers of the boat, they informed Libyan coastal authorities, but they said that the Italian Coast Guard is coordinating the rescue operation. According to this group, there were fifty people on this boat