Red Crescent: Bodies of 27 migrants wash ashore in Libya
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Libya's Red Crescent says at least 27 bodies of Europe-bound migrants, including a baby and two women, have washed ashore in the country's west
CAIRO -- The bodies of 27 Europe-bound migrants, including a baby and two women, have washed ashore in western Libya, the country’s Red Crescent said, describing the latest tragedy involving migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in pursuit of better lives in Europe.
The bodies were found late Saturday in two separate locations in the coastal town of Khoms, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of the capital of Tripoli, the Red Crescent’s branch there said. Three other migrants were rescued, and search efforts were underway for others, it said.
The Red Crescent, a Muslim organization equivalent to the Red Cross, posted images it said showed bodies floating in the Mediterranean Sea with its workers putting them in black burial bags.
The bodies were then taken to the morgue of Khoms hospital, said Dr. Osama al-Saket, the hospital’s director. He said their burial was a challenge to local authorities given the large number of bodies.
