ROME: The bodies of 11 people, believed to be migrants, were retrieved off the Libyan coast on Friday, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) NGO said on X. “Sadly, after a search operation that lasted over nine hours, GeoBarents team retrieved the bodies of 11 people who unfortunately lost their lives,” MSF said. MSF had been alerted to the corpses by German NGO Sea-Watch, which said earlier on Friday it had spotted the 11 bodies in the water. “During today’s flight with our Seabird, the crew spotted 11 bodies,” said Sea-Watch, which also rescues migrants in the Mediterranean. “It is unclear whether the bodies discovered off the Libyan coast were victims of a previously unknown shipwreck.”While out searching for the bodies, MSF sighted a boat and rescued the 20 people aboard, it said.

Source: Libya Today June 08, 2024 10:43 UTC