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. The boat overturned north of Zuwara on Friday, leaving only two survivors, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). This tragedy adds to the hundreds of migrant and asylum seeker deaths already recorded this year along the central Mediterranean route.
The IOM did not provide details on the cause of the capsizing. The incident highlights the ongoing dangers faced by those attempting to cross the Mediterranean in search of a better life. The perilous journey is often undertaken in overcrowded and unsafe vessels.
In other news, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced that ten people, including the suspected shooter, died in a shooting at a high school in British Columbia. Six people were found dead inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, and another died en route to the hospital, according to the RCMP.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, a Russian attack killed four people in the city of Bohodukhiv, west of Kharkiv, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. The victims included two one-year-old boys, a two-year-old girl, and a 34-year-old man. A 74-year-old woman was also injured in the attack.
In Madagascar, Cyclone Gezani is expected to continue its path across the island nation, bringing hurricane-force winds and heavy rains. Meteo Madagascar warned of widespread flooding, flash floods, and landslides. Residents are reporting widespread damage.
Finally, the family of Leqaa Kordia is demanding her release after she was hospitalized. Kordia, a pro-Palestine protester, has been held in immigration detention in Texas for nearly a year. Her family reported being left in the dark about her condition for over 12 hours after she was rushed to the hospital. Her cousin, Hamzah Abushaban, said the family was "stonewalled" while searching for answers.
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