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A boat departed from Libya carrying more than 100 people. Only 32 people are confirmed to have survived its voyage in the Mediterranean Sea.<\/em><\/p>\n At least two people have died and dozens more are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the\u00a0Mediterranean Sea<\/a>, advocacy groups said on Sunday.<\/p>\n A total of 32 survivors were rescued\u00a0out of more than 100 people who were believed to be on board the small boat when it capsized.<\/p>\n “Tragic Easter shipwreck. 32 survivors, two bodies recovered and more than 70 people missing,” Italian rescue coordinator Mediterranea Saving Humans wrote on X.<\/p>\n \n It said the tragedy was “the consequence of policies by European governments that refuse to open safe and legal pathways” for migrants.<\/p>\n What do we know about the incident?<\/strong><\/p>\n The small boat departed Libya on Saturday and capsized in a search-and-rescue zone that is\u00a0supposed to be\u00a0handled by Libyan authorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Footage showed around 15 people clinging to the hull of the overturned vessel in open waters.<\/p>\n German NGO\u00a0Sea-Watch<\/a>\u00a0said two passing merchant ships rescued the survivors and took them to the Italian island of\u00a0Lampedusa<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0a key entry point into Europe for migrants crossing the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n Sea-Watch said it monitored the incident from the air to help coordinate rescues.<\/p>\n “We are horrified,” the group said on Sunday.<\/p>\n At least 683 migrants have\u00a0drowned or gone missing<\/a>\u00a0in their attempts to cross the Mediterranean in 2026 so far, according to data from the UN’s International Organization for Migration.<\/p>\n Edited by: Sean Sinico<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n
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