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Hundreds feared dead after two boats carrying up to 500 migrants capsize off Libyan coastal city of Zuwara Hundreds of people are feared dead after two boats carrying up to 500 migrants capsized off the Libyan city of Zuwara, residents and officials say.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The first boat, which signalled for help early on Thursday, had nearly 50 people on board.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The second, which sank much later, had as many as 400 passengers.
The Libyan coastguard is still conducting a rescue operation for that boat, but most of those who were on board are feared dead.
At least 100 bodies were taken to a hospital in Zuwara, west of Tripoli, a resident told the BBC.
The victims included migrants from Syria, Bangladesh and several sub-Saharan African countries, the resident said, but the information could not be independently verified.
About 2,400 migrants have died trying to cross the sea to Europe so far this year, the UN says.
On Wednesday, the bodies of at least 51 people were found in the hold of a stricken ship off the coast of Libya.