TRIPOLI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - At least ⁠five bodies of migrants including two women have been washed ashore in َQasr ⁠al-Akhyar, a coastal town in the east of Libya's capital Tripoli, ‌a police officer told Reuters on Saturday. The ⁠bodies ‌were found on Emhamid Al-Sharif shore in the western part of the town by people who reported to the police station. Qasr al-Akhyar is a coastal town some 73 kilometers (45 miles) east of Tripoli. "The bodies we found ⁠are still intact and we think there are more bodies to wash ashore." Earlier this month, fifty-three migrants, including two babies, were dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized off the coast of Zuwara town in western ​Tripoli, the International Organization for Migration said.

Source: Libya Today February 21, 2026 23:40 UTC