Pakistan, Feb. 9 -- At least 53 migrants are dead or missing after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea. Only two survivors, both Nigerian women, were rescued by Libyan authorities. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said one survivor lost her husband and the other lost two children in the tragedy.

The vessel departed from Al-Zawiya, Libya, late on February 5 and capsized about six hours later after taking on water north of Zuwara. IOM teams provided emergency medical care to the survivors upon arrival. The described the incident as the latest deadly disaster along the Central Mediterranean route.

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