in 48 hours 240 migrants drowned off LibyaGeneva – At least 240 migrants have drowned off the coast of Libya within the last 48 hours, the U.N.’s migration agency said. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in a statement that he was “deeply saddened by another tragedy’’. “Migrants have told the IOM that smugglers say European training of Libyan coastguards means that rescue missions will soon be handed over to Libya. “It means that any rescued migrants will be taken ashore in Libya rather than in Italy, that might be causing the rush, despite the bad weather,’’ he said. (Reuters/NAN)The post in 48 hours 240 migrants drowned off Libya appeared first on Vanguard News.

Source: Libya Today November 04, 2016 12:17 UTC