At least four dead as two migrant boats capsize off Lia’s coast, Red Crescent says | World News

The second boat carried 69 migrants, including two Egyptians and dozens of Sudanese. (Screengrab: X/@rgowans)

At least four people were killed when two boats carrying 95 irregular migrants capsized off the Lian coastal city of Al Khums on Thursday, the Lian Red Crescent said on Saturday.

The first boat was carrying 26 migrants from Bangladesh, four of whom died, the Red Crescent said in a statement on Facebook.
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The second boat carried 69 migrants, including two Egyptians and dozens of Sudanese, the Red Crescent added without specifying their fate.