Geneva, Nov 12 (IANS) The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday that a rubber boat carrying 49 migrants and refugees capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving 42 people presumed dead.

In a statement, the IOM said Libyan authorities carried out a search and rescue operation on November 8 near the Al Buri Oil Field after the vessel, which had departed from the Libyan coastal city of Zuwara, capsized.

According to survivors, the boat left Zuwara on November 3. About six hours after its departure, high waves caused the engine to fail, overturning the vessel and throwing all passengers into the sea, Xinhua news agency reported.

After drifting for six days, seven were rescued — four from Sudan, two from Nigeria and one from Cameroon. The 42 missing migrants are presu

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