Boat with migrants suffers shipwreck: eight dead

In a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, eight people were killed on Saturday.

The dinghy with migrants was noticed on Saturday morning, reports the Italian Coast Guard in a statement. The Italian navy was also involved in the rescue operation.

The trip across the Mediterranean Sea is the world's deadliest migration route. In 2017, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 3116 migrants lost their lives or were missing.