A boat carrying 61 migrants sank off the coast of the eastern Libyan city of Tobruk on June 12, leaving 51 people dead or missing, the Al-Abreen Foundation for Migrants and Humanitarian Services said on Friday.
According to the foundation, only 10 migrants survived the incident. Sixteen bodies have so far been recovered from coastal areas, including Ain Al-Ghazala, Al-Qardaba, Akrimah, and Al-Qa’rah.
Search and recovery operations for the remaining missing migrants are still ongoing, it added.
51 migrants reported dead or missing after boat sinks off Libya’s coast
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