TRIPOLI (Ina) - The Libyan navy, Friday, Alosoraly the bodies of 104 migrants , at least in the beach town of Zuwarah in western Libya. A spokesman for the Libyan navy Col. Ayoub Qassem told AFP "until the evening, we found the bodies of104 migrants, but we expect higher this number. "
He explained that" the boat can be at least between 115 and 125 passengers. "
the last week, spent about 700 immigrants , including forty children who had been trying to reach Italy in horrific conditions in three drowning incidents off Libya, according to the United Nations and thetestimonies of survivors.
Qasim did not confirm whether the bodies found Thursday in Zuwarah back to the people who were traveling in a boat that sank last week.
showed UNHCR figures until May 25 (May) that 37 thousand and 785 refugees have arrived in Italy since the beginning of the year.
away Italy , 300 km away from the coast of Libya, and constitute the arrival of migrants who sail from Libya points.
during the same period 0.1370 migrants and refugees died while trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe, lower by 24 per cent of those killed in the same period of last year (1792), according toAccording to the international Organization for migration Tuesday.
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