Gassim blamed Europe for "doing nothing but counting bodies" in trying to stop the flow of migrants from Libya. More than 110 bodies were found along a Libyan beach after a smuggling boat of mostly African migrants sank, while a separate search-and-rescue operation across the Mediterranean saved 340 people Friday and recovered nine bodies. The Zwara Municipal Council criticized the silence of Libyan authorities and the lack of an international response to the continuing loss of life. Al-Mosrati of the Red Crescent said the bodies were not decomposed and had drowned in the past 48 hours. The first signs of a disaster often are either a mayday call from a passenger or the discovery of bodies.

Source: ABC News June 03, 2016 07:40 UTC