Libyan Red Crescent

74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya, says Red Crescent

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 02/21/2017 - 14:57

Scores of bodies of African migrants washed ashore in Libya, in the western city of Zawiya on the Mediterranean Sea, a spokesman for the Libyan Red Crescent said on Feb. 21.

The drownings - at least 74 bodies were found in Zawiya - are the latest tragedy at sea after migrant deaths rose to record levels along the Libya-Italy smuggling route over the past months.