Migrants of different nationalities are led ashore following their rescue at sea by the Libyan Coast Guard, on April 25, 2023. — AFPLibyan security authorities conducted a rescue operation during an overnight raid freeing up to 385 migrants from Pakistan held in trafficking warehouses. Esreiwa Salah, an Al-Abreen activist, informed AP that the Pakistani migrants arrived in Libya with the intention to move towards their ultimate destination, Europe. In June this year, a marine vessel carrying around 700 migrants, including roughly 350 Pakistanis, capsized off the Greek coast. Only 104 people were rescued during an operation by local authorities, and 12 among them were survivors from Pakistan.


Source:   Libya Today
August 02, 2023 11:30 UTC