The boat originally contained 86 people and left the Libyan shores from Zwara, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
According to reports on the AFP news agency, most of the victims of the latest incident were from Nigeria, Gambia, and other African countries.
Earlier, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said illegal migration threatens to “overwhelm” Europe and hinted a change is needed in international law in order to tackle it.
Speaking to Italian conservatives at an event in Rome, the prime minister said “enemies” could use immigration as a “weapon” by “deliberately driving people to our shores to try to destabilise our society”.
Mr Sunak then hinted at the need to change international law on immigration, telling the crowd at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Atreju political festival: "If we do not tackle this problem, the numbers will only grow.
It comes as some 292 people made a journey across the English Channel in seven boats on Friday, according to Home Office figures published on Saturday.
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The boat originally contained 86 people and left the Libyan shores from Zwara, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
According to reports on the AFP news agency, most of the victims of the latest incident were from Nigeria, Gambia, and other African countries.
Earlier, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said illegal migration threatens to “overwhelm” Europe and hinted a change is needed in international law in order to tackle it.
Speaking to Italian conservatives at an event in Rome, the prime minister said “enemies” could use immigration as a “weapon” by “deliberately driving people to our shores to try to destabilise our society”.
Mr Sunak then hinted at the need to change international law on immigration, telling the crowd at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Atreju political festival: "If we do not tackle this problem, the numbers will only grow.
It comes as some 292 people made a journey across the English Channel in seven boats on Friday, according to Home Office figures published on Saturday.
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