Eight Migrants Found Dead At Sea Off Libya: Italy Coastguard
Fakhir Rizvi Published August 01, 2017 | 08:15 PM
ROME, Aug 1 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 01st Aug, 2017 ) : The bodies of eight migrants have been found at sea off the coast of Libya by rescuers coming to the aid of four rubber dinghies, the Italian coastguard said Tuesday.
Some 500 survivors in total were being pulled to safety, the coastguard told AFP. Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms, which was taking part in the rescues, said the bodies had been recovered by the Santa Lucia merchant ship.
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