11 dead migrants found on beaches

The bodies of 11 migrants who died trying to make the perilous journey to Europe have washed up on beaches around Libya’s capital Tripoli, the Red Crescent said Wednesday. “Teams from the Tripoli branch of the Libyan Red Crescent recovered 11 bodies washed up around Tripoli,” Red Crescent volunteer Mohannad al-Fallah said. Many set off […]

The bodies of 11 migrants who died trying to make the perilous journey to Europe have washed up on beaches around Libya’s capital Tripoli, the Red Crescent said Wednesday.

“Teams from the Tripoli branch of the Libyan Red Crescent recovered 11 bodies washed up around Tripoli,” Red Crescent volunteer Mohannad al-Fallah said. Many set off from the western coast in small boats for the journey to Italy, 300 kilometres (190 miles) to the north. It is often impossible to identify the bodies of those who die during the attempt. Many are buried in numbered graves outside Libyan towns.