11 more bodies recovered after Libya illegal migrant boat capsizing

Libya has become a transit route for illegal migrants, many of them from sub-Saharan Africa, risking their lives to flee to Europe across desert and sea.

The coast guard in Tobruk posted pictures showing members of its search and rescue department along with Red Crescent volunteers recovering bodies and wrapping them in white cloth before placing them at the back of vehicles.

A medical source said the bodies were all decomposed, while another medical source added that, “all the bodies are buried on the same day or the day after the recovery due to bad odours and the disappearance of the bodies’ features.”

“In anticipation of more bodies washing ashore, the security patrols are continuing to be carried out along the shores of Tobruk city,” a security source said.

(Reporting by Ayman Werfali Writing by Ahmed Elumami)