Libyan migration department spokespersonal, said on Tuesday in
Tripoli that no fewer than 100 bodies, presumably of sub-Saharan boat migrants,
were washed up near the Libyan city of Tajoura.
He said the bodies are believed to be victims of a wrecked ship
off the western coastal town, located 10 kilometres from far east of Tripoli the capital of Libya.
Tajoura is known as a departure spot for Europe-bound boat
migrants.
The spokesman said women and children were said to be among
the dead, but authorities could not yet confirm the exact number of bodies found
or their nationalities.
dead migrants washed up off Libyan coast
He said the bodies were being sent to a Tripoli
hospital. The spokesman said if the number of the dead was confirmed, it
would be the biggest migrant tragedy since April 18, when 850 people perished
in a single shipwreck off Libya coast.
Meanwhile, the International Organisation for Migration,
said 1,914 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since January 1, compared to
1,031 within the same period in 2014.
The organisation said tragedies have become less frequent
since May following a decision by EU leaders to expand search and rescue
efforts.
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