Libya’s Coast Guard Recovers Dozens of Bodies of Migrants
Up to 150 people, including women and children, went missing and were feared drowned after their boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea.
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CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard recovered dozens of bodies of Europe-bound migrants who perished at sea as search operations continued a day after up to 150 people, including women and children, went missing and were feared drowned after their boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. A top U.N. official described the shipwreck as “the worst Mediterranean tragedy” so far this year. Libyan authorities transferred dozens of migrants rescued from the disaster to a detention…
