Eighty-five migrants were rescued from the Libyan coast, and another 35 are feared dead?

2065438+On July 8, 2007, 85 illegal immigrants rescued by Libyan Marine Police landed on the Gharaboli coast in the east of Tripoli, and another 35 immigrants, including 7 children, were probably killed.

Many immigrants choose Libya as the starting point of their trip to Europe. Most of these immigrants are from sub-Saharan Africa. The organizers of the smuggling carried thousands of immigrants on dilapidated old ships and sent them on a long and dangerous voyage across the Mediterranean.

4 13 The sinking accident of a Libyan migrant ship means that a Libyan migrant ship sank on April 17, and 23 people were rescued, but at least 97 migrants are still missing.

Accident process

Libyan authorities said that on April 3, 20 17 local time, an immigrant ship sank while driving in the Mediterranean. This ship is bound for Europe.

Accident casualties

Twenty-three people were rescued, but at least 97 migrants are still missing. Survivors said * * * 15 women and 5 children were missing.

trouble removal

Libyan Coast Guard spokesman Gasim said that after receiving the rescue signal, the Libyan authorities rescued 23 people several kilometers away from the Libyan coast. He said that the survivors were all men, and they caught a floating object and survived.

The rescue operation continues, but the possibility of finding more survivors is slim. The spokesman said that when the coast guard arrived, the ship full of African immigrants "had completely disintegrated."

In the data city of the International Organization for Migration, at least 590 migrants have died or disappeared off the coast of Libya since 20 17.