At least 55 migrants died off north African coast this week, says UN

45 people – including five children – died off the coast of Libya, and a further 10 south of Canary Islands

The grim reality of the migration crisis unfolding off the coasts of north Africa has been underlined by two separate tragedies this week in which at least 55 people died.

45 people – including five children – perished when the engine on their boat exploded off Libya, in the country’s deadliest shipwreck this year, the UN said late on Wednesday.

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