The
bodies of 13 migrants who died of suffocation have been recovered
from a shipping container in western Libya, the Red Crescent said on
Thursday.
The
migrants appear to have been locked in the container for several days
as it was transported to the coast at Khoms, where they were to
attempt to cross the Mediterranean towards Europe, the Red Crescent
said in a statement. Fifty-six migrants were rescued from the
container, some suffering from serious injuries and fractures, the
statement said.
Libya
has become the main gateway for migrants trying to cross the
Mediterranean to Europe. A record 181,000 migrants reached Italy
along the route last year.
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