The bodies of three children who apparently were among Europe-bound migrants drowned in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya washed ashore in the North African country, the U.N. children agency said Monday. “Too many children are needlessly losing their lives in deadly migration routes as they search for safety and better life,” it said. Earlier this month at least 10 bodies of migrants washed up in western Libya after two shipwrecks resulted in the presumed drowning of about 30 people. UNICEF estimated more than 632 people, including children, have died attempting to cross the sea from Libya this year. Libya has in recent years emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 31, 2021 21:22 UTC