At least 60 migrants have died after a rubber dinghy ran into trouble in the Mediterranean Sea, according to survivors.
The 25 survivors were picked up by the Ocean Viking, a vessel operated by the humanitarian group SOS Méditerranée.
They told their rescuers that they had set off from Zawiya on the Libyan coast seven days before being rescued.
The engine of the boat broke down after three days, leaving the boat adrift without food or water.
The survivors said the victims included women and at least one child. They are believed to have died from dehydration and hunger, not drowning.
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