(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least 65 migrants have died after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean off the coast of Tunisia, the UN refugee agency says.
Sixteen people were rescued, UNHCR said in a statement.
Survivors say the boat left Zuwara in Libya on Thursday and ran into trouble during strong waves.
About 164 people died on the route between Libya and Europe in the first four months of 2019, UNHCR figures show.
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