5,000 migrants rescued, 24 found dead off Libya

‘Rescuers have managed to save a large number of migrants from the Mediterranean Sea, while also recovering at least 24 bodies of people who could not be saved at Libyan shores.
Volunteers with the international Red Crescent recovered the bodies, which had washed up on the shore in an eastern suburb of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Tuesday.
“We began recovering bodies after receiving reports from the Libyan coastguard,” said Red Crescent member Hossam Nasr. “We started on Sunday and the search and recovery is still ongoing.”
“The total number of bodies recovered today is 24, it was difficult because of the terrain; but thank God with the efforts of everyone here, and all the volunteers, we did it,” he added
Some 5,000 other refugees were pulled to safety by emergency services, Italy’s navy, aid groups, and private boats on Monday and the rescue operations continued on Tuesday, an Italian coastguard spokesman said.’
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