The bodies, found on Saturday on the city's beach west of the capital Tripoli, were taken to the morgue for DNA testing before being buried, the official said. He said that normally one or two bodies a day were found and that 41 in just one day is "an exceptionally high number". Illegal migration from Libya booms in the summer months when the Mediterranean is generally calm and traffickers pack unsafe boats with migrants desperate to start a new life in Europe. People smugglers have taken advantage of the chaos gripping Libya since the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi to boost their lucrative business. The group of volunteers who found the bodies was trained by Sabratha city council in mid-July to look for victims of people smugglers, the official said.

Source: Thanhnien News July 24, 2016 16:52 UTC