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| 11 dead as ship carrying over 80 migrants sinks near Libya |
| 2023-04-26 |
| [GEO.TV] The Libyan coastguard retrieved the 11 dead bodies of The coastguard also rescued at least four survivors of the wreckage who were able to swim to shore after the incident. Authorities in the town of Garabulli, some 50 km east of 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... , were alerted to the presence of bodies floating in the water a few metres from the shore. Bodies of 10 men and a girl were recovered and placed in white body bags, and rescued the survivors who were too drained to escape on foot, a journalist said. The survivors lay on the grass and tried to catch their breath and regain stability after getting food and drink from the saviours. One of the survivors said the boat was carrying over 80 people before it drowned near the coastline. Some fled the area after swimming back to shore, but the fate of other According to passports shown by the survivors, those on board the stricken vessel were of various nationalities, including Bangladesh, Egypt and Pakistain. In the evening, the coastguard carried out a second mission to rescue "We rescued 61 More than a decade of violence in Libya since the fall and killing of dictator Moamer Qadaffy in 2011 helped turn the country into a fertile ground for human traffickers who have been accused of abuses ranging from extortion to slavery. |
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