On Saturday, August 03, the bodies of two migrants were recovered after their boat capsized near the coast of Zawiya. In response to a distress call from the security point at Marsa Dilla, a Red Crescent’s Zawiya branch recovery team was immediately dispatched to the site. The team successfully retrieved the bodies, which were handed over to local authorities to complete the necessary procedures.
Earlier, On Tuesday, July 30, Libya repatriated 369 irregular migrants to Nigeria and Mali, including over one hundred women and children, according to an official statement to AFP. Mohammed Baredaa, head of the Libyan Interior Ministry’s organization tasked with halting irregular migration, confirmed that two repatriation flights transported 204 Nigerians and 165 Malians. Among the Nigerian migrants were nine babies, 18 minors, and 108 women, Baredaa reported. The flights were conducted in coordination with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which provides free return flights to migrants and assists in their reintegration through its voluntary humanitarian return program.
