Nearly 11,000 migrants rescued in last 48 hours off Libya - Italian coast guard

  • 2/5/2023
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ROME, Muharram 04, 1438, October 05, 2016, SPA -- More than 4,650 migrants were saved on Tuesday off the Libyan coast and 28 bodies recovered, bringing the total number of people rescued in the last 48 hours to nearly 11,000, Italy's coast guard said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. More than 20 people were reported to have suffocated in the hold of one overloaded fishing boat, bringing the total death toll for Monday and Tuesday to 50. The coast guard said the migrants on Tuesday were rescued from 33 boats, including 27 rubber dinghies and one wooden boat that was believed to have been carrying around 1,000 people. --SPA 15:38 LOCAL TIME 12:38 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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