IOM-UNHCR, at least 45 migrants died off Libya

(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 19 - At least 45 migrants died in a shipwreck that took place off the coast of Libya, "the worst this year": the International Organization for Migration (IOM) states in a tweet in which together with the UNHCravverte : "Without a dedicated rescue operation and an EU-led landing mechanism, more lives will be lost in the Mediterranean." The shipwreck would have occurred on August 17. About 37 survivors, mainly from Senegal, Mali, Chad and Ghana - the agencies specify - were rescued by local fishermen and placed in detention after landing. They told IOM staff that another 45 people, including five minors, lost their lives due to the explosion of the boat's engine off the coast of Zuara ". (ANSA).