Human
tragedy continues in the Mediterranean sea-grave
Bodies of at
least 117 migrants were washed ashore in the western Libyan city of
Zwarah after their boat sank on the way to Europe, Libyan navy
spokesman revealed on Friday. Ayob Qasem said that the number is
likely to increase, as the boats that carry illegal immigrants to
Europe usually carry 125 people.
In a
statement on Thursday, Zwarah's municipality council condemned
"leniency and inaction of the state institutions and
international organizations" towards the migrant crisis in
the city. "The municipality of Zwarah holds the officials of
the Libya institutions and international organization responsible for
the failure to provide assistance to fight this phenomenon."
According to
the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, at least 880 migrants died on
the way to Europe this week. Smugglers take advantage of the state of
chaos and insecurity in Libya to send thousands of migrants to
Europe. Thousands of migrants chose to cross the Mediterranean
towards Europe from Libya, many of whom died on the way.
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