Ninety migrants are feared drowned after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast,
says the UN’s migration agency.
Three survivors said most of those who drowned were Pakistani nationals.
Libya has for years been a major transit route for migrants trying to reach
southern Europe by sea.
The number trying to reach Italy from Libya declined after a highly
criticised EU deal with the Libyan coastguard
But last year the EU reached a controversial deal to provide help
to the Libyan coastguard to stop the flow of boats carrying migrants
and refugees to Italy.