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At least 20 immigrants feared dead as Libyan coastguards rescue capsized boat
2019-08-28
[Libya Observer] The Libyan coastguards said Tuesday it had rescued 65 illegal immigrants colonists off al-Khums shores and managed to recover 5 bodies, adding that between 15 and 20 others are missing.

The coastguards said that the capsized boat was carrying about 90 illegal immigrants colonists.

They added that the five bodies were for a Moroccan woman, Moroccan man, Moroccan child, one Sudanese and one Somali man.

The coastguards said the rescue operation was carried out by "Ubari Boat" and a number of fishing boats off al-Khums shores.

Libya has become a favorite stepping stone for the illegal immigrants colonists, mostly from African countries, to use illegal sea routes to reach Italia and then go to different Europe
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
an countries.
An Nahar adds:
Navy spokesman Ayoub Kacem told reporters 65 migrants, mostly from Sudan, were rescued off Khoms, a town 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Tripoli.
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