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Many Displaced Sudanese Feared Dead After Shipwreck Near Libya

Forty-two migrants were presumed dead after a rubber boat capsized off the Libyan coast this month. Many of the presumed victims were fleeing a raging conflict in Sudan.

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Members of the Libyan Coast Guard in the Mediterranean Sea in August.
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Hundreds of Migrants Missing Off Malaysia’s Coast

A boat said to be carrying people from the Rohingya ethnic minority capsized, and another was missing. At least seven bodies were recovered.

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A handout photo from the Malaysian Coast Guard showing a search-and-rescue mission near the country’s border with Thailand on Sunday.
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Second Migrant Child Dies on ‘Reverse Migration’ Boat Route

A 3-year-old from Colombia died when a boat carrying migrants back to South America capsized off Panama’s Caribbean Coast, an official said. Another child drowned on the same migrant route in February.

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A boat full of migrants heading from Panama to Colombia in May on a reverse migration route.
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Search Underway After Crew Member Goes Overboard on Viking Cruise

The Italian Coast Guard was assisting in the search, the cruise company said. The cruise was taking passengers from Greece to Italy.

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A crew member aboard the Viking Star cruise ship “was observed going overboard” in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, Viking Cruises said in a statement.
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