63 Libyan migrants 'left to die'
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Only nine people on board survived after the craft drifted in open seas for two weeks. Two Nato ships nearby failed to respond to distress calls, and no country launched a rescue mission, the council said. It concluded there were many opportunities to rescue the survivors. Nato says it has no record of contact with the boat.
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