Four individuals have been confirmed deceased following the capsizing of two boats carrying approximately 100 migrants off the coast of Libya on Saturday.
The Libyan Red Crescent reported that all confirmed fatalities were passengers from one boat, which was transporting 26 Bangladeshi nationals. The organization did not provide information regarding potential additional fatalities from a second vessel, which was carrying an estimated 70 individuals, primarily of Sudanese origin.
The vessels were utilizing the central Mediterranean route, which extends between North Africa and Italy. The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) identifies this route as the deadliest known migration route globally.