Fifty-three people are dead or missing after a migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency reported on Monday. Only two survivors were rescued from the vessel, which overturned north of Zuwara on Friday, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The incident highlights the ongoing dangers faced by migrants and asylum seekers attempting to cross the central Mediterranean route. The IOM noted that hundreds of people have already died this year while trying to make the perilous journey.
In other news, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced that ten people, including the suspected shooter, were killed in a shooting at a high school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. Six people were found dead inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, and another died on the way to the hospital, according to the RCMP.
Meanwhile, in the United States, an Irish man detained by ICE for five months described the facilities as "like a modern-day concentration camp." Seamus Culleton, who has been living in the US for nearly 20 years and is married to a US citizen, told Sky News, "I don't know how much more I can take," calling his situation "torture." Culleton hopes the Irish premier will raise his case with the US President.
Also in the US, the family of Leqaa Kordia is demanding her release after she was hospitalized. Kordia, who has been held in immigration detention for nearly a year, was rushed from a Texas detention center to a nearby hospital late last week. Her family was reportedly left in the dark for over 12 hours, with her cousin, Hamzah Abushaban, stating they were "stonewalled" while seeking information.
Finally, in Madagascar, Cyclone Gezani is expected to continue its path across the Indian Ocean island nation, bringing hurricane-force winds and heavy rains. Meteo Madagascar warned that widespread flooding, flash floods, and landslides are highly likely.
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