The International Organization for Migration has announced that 979 migrants were intercepted in the Mediterranean and returned to Libya from 25th to 31st August. The organization explained that the migrants who were intercepted were returned to the cities of Tripoli, Zawiya, Sabratha, Zliten and Tobruk, noting that the number of those intercepted since the beginning of this year up to August 31 totaled over 15 thousand migrants. The figures also included the death of 443 migrants, while the number of missing migrants totaled 611 migrants.
In a similar context, the Libyan Red Crescent Society announced that a boat with 32 illegal migrants on board sank off the coast of Tobruk. The society’s teams rescued nine migrants and recovered one body, according to a statement by the Red Crescent on its Facebook page. The Tobruk branch of the Red Crescent provided the necessary assistance to the survivors, such as health care and psychological support, and the body of the deceased was dealt with according to humanitarian standards, according to the statement.
