| Updated Tue, April 18th 2017 at 23:50 GMT +3Libya fishermen find 28 dead migrants in boat offshore {Photo Courtesy/Reuters}Tripoli, Libya: Libyan fishermen found the bodies of 28 illegal migrants who appeared to have died of thirst and hunger after their boat broke down off the coast of Sabratha city, a ministry of interior official said on Tuesday. Since Libya fell into chaos after Muammar Gaddafi's fall in 2011, the North African country is the main departure point for migrants hoping to reach Europe by sea. Interior Ministry security unit commander Ahmaida Khalifa Amsalam told Reuters the 28 migrants, including four women, had been found after sunset by the fishermen who towed the vessel to shore. The victims were buried together in a cemetery for illegal migrants, he said. He did not give details on any of the nationalities but many illegal migrants are from sub-Saharan Africa.

Source: Standard Digital April 18, 2017 15:33 UTC