70 illegal migrants die from drowning off Libyan coast: UN

TRIPOLI- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday revealed that at least 70 illegal migrants, including children, have died from drowning and 100 others went missing this week off the Libyan coast.

"Children continue to lose their lives amid attempts to cross the Central Mediterranean, one of the most dangerous and deadliest migration routes in the world," Lana Wreikat, the UNICEF acting special representative in Libya, said in a statement.

"Just this week, two children were found dead off Libya's shores and another two are still missing due to three shipwrecks. At least 70 people drowned... Read More