Three babies died off the coast of Libya on Friday while 100 people remained missing in the latest Mediterranean migrant shipwreck as European leaders reached a hard-fought deal to tackle the issue.
Around 120 migrants were aboard the inflatable craft when it ran into trouble, according to survivors taken to Al-Hmidiya, east of the capital Tripoli.
Just 16 were rescued, while the missing included two babies and three children under the age of 12.
Survivors who made it back to Libyan soil recounted their ordeal following their pre-dawn departure from Garaboulli, east of Tripoli.
During the journey there was an explosion on board, after which the motor caught fire and the vessel began taking on water, they told AFP.
The passengers included several Moroccan families, none of whom survived, as well as Syrians and Sudanese, they said.
“When I saw the number of people on the boat, I…
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