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Libya navy says over 30 migrants dead, 200 rescued off coast
 [Al Ahram] More than 30 The coastguard conducted two rescue operations off the city of Garabulli, 60 kilometres (40 miles) east of Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... , front man Colonel Abu Ajila Abdelbarri said. He added that patrols had found 31 bodies and 60 survivors from one boat, along with a further 140 survivors from a second. "When we arrived at the spot, we found an inflatable dinghy with several people clinging to part of it," he said. He did not specify whether any people had been reported missing. "The weather conditions these days are favourable for sending Libyan patrol boat commander Nasser al-Ghammoudi said one of the vessels was three-quarters under water when the coastguard arrived. "We looked for other survivors for more than five hours," he said. "We were able to rescue one woman after we heard her shouts." A French NGO, SOS Mediterranee, said later Saturday that it had rescued over 400 people from a stricken wooden boat in international waters further from the Libyan coast. Posted by: Fred 2017-11-26 |
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