Between Friday and Sunday, some 550 migrants were rescued in the Central Mediterranean. ‼️ Shipwreck off #LibyaAt least 15 migrants drowned while 95 others were returned to shore by the coast guard today. Last week, at least 41 migrants were reported dead, "part of a group of some 120 migrants on a dinghy that left Libya on February 18," AP reported. Data by the UN refugee agency UNHCR shows that around 3,800 boat migrants have arrived on Italy's shores so far in 2021, the vast majority on Sicily. Last week, some 350 African migrants, including over 100 children, were reportedly freed from a secret prison in southeast Libya.

Source: Libya Today March 01, 2021 13:58 UTC