At least 15 migrant bodies wash ashore in eastern Libya, sources say
- At least 15 migrant bodies, including a girl, washed ashore along Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast after a boat capsized, according to security, navy, and medical sources.
- The boat was carrying around 61 people, based on accounts from 10 survivors and a navy source.
- Bodies were recovered along the Tobruk coastline near the Egyptian border, with officials warning that some remains were badly decomposed and more could be found.
- Thirteen migrants were treated in Khumas city after a boat capsized off the coast, according to the Emergency Medicine and Support Centre.
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The dead were probably passengers of a capsized boat heading for Europe.
At least 15 migrant bodies wash ashore in eastern Libya, sources say
The bodies of at least 15 migrants including a girl have washed ashore along Libya’s eastern Mediterranean coast over the past week after their boat was believed to have capsized, security, navy and medical sources told Reuters on Saturday.
The Al-Abreen Foundation for Migrants and Humanitarian Services said 16 bodies have been found on the beach so far. (Pixabay photo) TRIPOLI: A boat carrying 61 migrants sank off the coast of Tobruk, eastern Libya on June 12, leaving 51 people dead or missing, Xinhua reported citing the Al-Abreen Foundation for Migrants and Humanitarian Services on Friday. The foundation said only 10 migrants survived, while 16 bodies have been found so far on th…
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