The bodies of 28 migrants have washed up on Libya's western coast after their boat sunk, a security official said Sunday, the latest tragedy on the world's deadliest migration route. "Libyan Red Crescent teams recovered 28 bodies of dead migrants and found three survivors at two different sites on the beaches of Al-Alous," some 90 kilometers (55 miles) from Tripoli, the source said. Images published by Libyan media outlets showed corpses lined up along the shore then placed in body bags. Migrants often endure horrific conditions in Libya before embarking northwards on overcrowded, often unseaworthy vessels that frequently sink or get into trouble. The European Union has cooperated closely with the Libyan Coast Guard to cut numbers of migrants arriving on European shores.

Source: Ethiopian News December 26, 2021 12:33 UTC