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The bodies of a total of 34 migrants have been recovered since their boat sank off Libya’s coast five days ago, the Libyan Red Crescent said Monday.
The latest toll follows the recovery of 11 bodies on Monday, which were “handed over to authorities” in the Mediterranean city of Sabratha, west of Tripoli, the Red Crescent confirmed on Facebook.
A security source told AFP “the number of victims could increase” after the “rubber boat carrying dozens of migrants over-turned not far from the coast of Sabratha on Wednesday”.
“In this kind of incident, the chances of survival are slim... especially since no call for help was launched,” the source added. Last Wednesday, the Red Crescent reported finding six bodies and a further 17 were recovered Sunday.
Footage posted to Facebook showed Red Crescent volunteers carrying bodies in black bags to ambulances.
