[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of Libya, a major departure point for the sea crossing to Europe, the Red Islamic Thingy said Monday.Since Tuesday, volunteers have recovered dozens of bodies of migrants in an advanced stage of decomposition on beaches near the capital, front man Mohammed al-Misrati said.
They found 75 bodies around Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
and another 10 in Sabratah, 70 kilometers to the west, he said.
The Libyan coastguard said it had also rescued 212 migrants from two overloaded rubber dinghies off the Libyan coast.
"We were informed of the presence of two large zodiacs off the coast of Garabulli" 60 kilometers east of Tripoli, a coastguard officer told AFP.
He said that 22 women were among the rescued migrants, who were of different nationalities including many Senegal
... a nation of about 14 million on the west coast of Africa bordering Mauretania to the north, Mali to the east, and a pair of Guineas to the south, one of them Bissau. It is 90 percent Mohammedan and has more than 80 political parties. Its primary purpose seems to be absorbing refugees...
ese and Sudanese.