At least 42 migrants are missing and presumed dead after their boat capsized off Libya’s coast last week, the United Nations’ migration agency reported on Wednesday.

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the vessel’s engine failed amid rough seas at dawn on 3 November, just hours after departing from the coastal city of Zuwara in northwestern Libya.

Seven survivors were discovered after being stranded for six days when Libyan authorities launched a rescue operation near the al-Buri Oil Field on Saturday.

The ill-fated rubber boat was carrying 47 men and two women. Among those missing are 29 Sudanese nationals, eight from Somalia, three from Cameroon, and two from Nigeria, the IOM said.

The IOM said it has provided urgent medical care, water and food to the su

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