The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 119 illegal migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya last week. “From Jan. 7 to 13, 2024, 119 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya,” IOM said in a statement. The rescued migrants include four women, IOM said, adding that two dead bodies of illegal migrants were also retrieved.
According to IOM, a total of 17,190 illegal migrants were rescued and returned to Libya in 2023. Meanwhile, 962 died, and 1,536 went missing on the Central Mediterranean route off the Libyan coast.
