More than 60 migrants are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
Citing survivors, the UN agency said on Saturday the vessel left the city of Zuwara with around 86 people on board.
It said high waves swamped the boat and that 61 migrants, including children, were missing and presumed dead.
The IOM estimates that more than 2,200 people have drowned while attempting the crossing this year alone, making it one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world.
Writing on X, formerly Twitter, an IOM spokesperson called the death toll for this year a “dramatic number which unfortunately demonstrates that not enough is being done to save lives at sea”.
The Mediterranean crossings frequently see scores of migrants crowded onto boats too small to safely hold them.
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