Written by: Mohamed Ragab
Authorities recovered LibyanIn the Libyan capital Tripoli, at least 17 bodies believed to be those of migrants have washed ashore in recent days near a coastal town west of the capital, according to Reuters.
The Emergency Medicine and Support Center, which operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Health, said that the body had been recovered. corpses From the shores of Zuwara, about 117 km west of Tripoli.
Burial of the bodies
The center reported that 14 bodies were buried according to established protocols, and the body of a Bangladeshi citizen was identified and received by his family in Tripoli, but the Libyan authorities did not provide any further details regarding the two remaining bodies.
Images posted on the center's verified Facebook page showed paramedics placing bodies in white plastic bags before loading them into ambulances.
Libya has become a transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe via dangerous routes across the desert and over the Mediterranean Sea since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011.
migrant boats sink
The sinking of migrant boats off the Libyan coast is one of the most frequent humanitarian tragedies in the Mediterranean region in recent years, as thousands of irregular migrants attempt to cross the sea in extremely dangerous conditions on dilapidated boats ill-equipped for long journeys.
This crisis is exacerbated by a confluence of factors, most notably the security and economic conditions in the countries of origin, in addition to the activities of human trafficking networks that exploit the migrants' suffering and push them into perilous journeys for large sums of money. This situation necessitates addressing irregular migration to mitigate this recurring tragedy.
