The bodies of 27 Europe-bound migrants, including a baby and two women, have washed ashore in western Libya, the country's Red Crescent said, describing the latest tragedy involving migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in pursuit of better lives in Europe. Surge in attempted crossings from LibyaThe dead migrants likely drowned in recent shipwrecks off Libya. There has been a surge in crossings and attempted crossings from Libya as authorities accelerated their deadly crackdown on migrants in the capital. (Yousef Murad/The Associated Press)Earlier this month, more than 160 migrants drowned in two separate shipwrecks off the North African country, the International Organization for Migration said. The abuse often accompanies efforts to extort money from families before migrants are allowed to leave Libya on traffickers' boats.

Source: Libya Today December 27, 2021 14:09 UTC