UN Says Boat Capsizes Off Libya, 35 Dead or Presumed Dead

UN Says Boat Capsizes Off Libya, 35 Dead or Presumed Dead
A raft dropped by an Italian navy airplane to survivors of an inflatable boat that capsized, off Libya's coast, in a file photo. Federico Scoppa/AFP via Getty Images
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CAIRO—A migrant boat has capsized off the Libyan coast, leaving at least 35 people dead or presumed dead, the U.N. migration agency said Saturday.

The shipwreck took place Friday off the western Libyan city of Sabratha, a major launching point for the mainly African migrants making the voyage across the Mediterranean, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM).