Around 90 people are believed to have drowned after a smugglers’ boat carrying mainly Pakistani migrants capsized off the coast of Libya.
Ten bodies washed ashore near the Libyan town of Zuwara in the early hours of Friday morning, said International Organization for Migration spokeswoman Olivia Headon.
Eight were believed to be Pakistani, and two Libyans.
"We are told that two survivors swam to shore, and one person was rescued by a fishing boat," Ms Headon told reporters at the Associated Press.
"We are working to get more details on the (capsizing) and where the survivors are so that we can assist them better."
She said Pakistani nationals are increasing among the number of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Italy and Europe via Libya.
Pakistanis last year made up the 13th largest nationality represented among migrants making the crossing, but they were the third-largest contingent in January, she added.
IOM says 6,624 people crossed the Mediterranean in January - about two-thirds of them to Italy - about a 10-percent increase from a year earlier.
About 250 people died in the crossing in January, six fewer than a year ago.
