A Red Crescent statement reports that nine bodies of migrants were recovered from the shores of Tajoura, an eastern suburb of Tripoli, Libya, over the past two days after their boat capsized. According to local authorities, the boat was carrying approximately 19 people when it sank. Pictures show volunteers and security forces recovering bodies in white plastic bags on the beach. The incident comes as part of a larger trend of migrants using Libya as a transit route to Europe.
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Nine bodies of migrants, including 19 people in total, have been recovered from the shores of Tajoura, a suburb of Tripoli, Libya, after their boat capsized. The Red Crescent branch said the bodies were found over the past two days, with more likely to wash ashore as the search and recovery operations are ongoing. On the same day, 50 migrants were rescued by the charity ship EMERGENCY in international waters off Libya, while 7 others were found dead. This incident highlights the ongoing issue of migrant boats capsizing off the coast of Libya, which has become a major transit route for migrants fleeing various countries. The 22 km (14 miles) distance from Tripoli to Tajoura suggests that the boat was attempting to reach European shores but instead ended up in Libyan waters.
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Nine bodies of migrants recovered off eastern Tripoli, Red Crescent says
TRIPOLI, Aug 18 - Nine bodies of migrants have been recovered in the past two days from the shores of an eastern suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli after their boat capsized, the Tripoli Red Crescent branch said.
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The Red Crescent branch said in a statement late on Monday that the bodies were recovered from Tajoura, some 22 km (14 miles) from Tripoli.
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More bodies are likely to wash ashore as the boat was carrying about 19 people, according to local authorities in Tajoura, Tripoli Red Crescent media officer Muad Zurgani told Reuters by phone.
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"The search and recovery operations are still ongoing in coordination with the relevant authorities, under field conditions that require continuous effort and an urgent humanitarian response," the Tripoli Red Crescent said.
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Pictures posted by the aid organisation showed their volunteers, together with security forces, carrying bodies in white plastic bags on the beach.
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The charity rescue ship, EMERGENCY, rescued 50 migrants from a wooden boat in international waters off Libya on Monday, while seven others were found dead.
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Libya has become a transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe via dangerous routes across the desert and over the Mediterranean since the toppling of former leader Muammar Gaddafi in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011.
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