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Over 120 Migrants Missing in Wake of Shipwreck in Mediterranean Sea - IOM

22:04 GMT 19.06.2017

© REUTERS / Kenny Karpov/ SOS MediteraneeMigrants in an overcrowded plastic raft reach out for life jackets during a search and rescue operation by rescue ship Aquarius, operated by SOS Mediterranean and Doctors without Borders, in central Mediterranean Sea May 18, 2017

Migrants in an overcrowded plastic raft reach out for life jackets during a search and rescue operation by rescue ship Aquarius, operated by SOS Mediterranean and Doctors without Borders, in central Mediterranean Sea May 18, 2017 - Sputnik International

Over 120 migrants are missing following a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.

ROME (Sputnik) — Media reports suggest that the shipwreck took place late on Thursday off the Libyan coast.

"According to testimonies gathered today in Palermo by IOM staff, a shipwreck in the Med may have caused the death of 126 migrants last w/end," Spokesperson for the IOM Flavio Di Giacomo posted on his official Twitter page.

According to testimonies gathered today in Palermo by IOM staff,a shipwreck in the Med may have caused the death of 126 migrants last w/end
— Flavio Di Giacomo (@fladig) 19 июня 2017 г.

Migrants stand behind a fence at the VIAL detention center on the island of Chios where migrants and refugees arrived after the March 20 EU-Turkey deal are kept, on April 4, 2016 - Sputnik International

Hungarian PM Casts Doubt Over EU's Ability to Create 'Common Migration Policy'

19 June 2017, 20:26 GMT

Since 2015, Europe has been experiencing the worst migration crisis in its history, struggling to accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants fleeing hostilities in the Middle Eastern and North African countries.

According to the IOM, a total of 71,418 migrants and refugees arrived in Europe by sea as of June 4.