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The bodies of three babies were saved and more than 100 people disappeared after a shipwreck of immigrants along the coast of Lbia, survivors and members of the local Coast Guard reported Friday. According to AFP, about 120 immigrants were aboard a rubber dinghy at the time of the sinking, six kilometers off the coast of Lbia, in the region of Al-Hmidiya, 25 kilometers away. east of the capital Trpoli.
The ship sailed at dawn from the coastal town of Garabulli, 50 kilometers east of Trpoli, reported AFP survivors.
A few hours later, there was an explosion on board. The engine caught fire. The ship began to burn in the flames, and the migrants tried to protect themselves by focusing on one side of the ship
Coast Guard officers said they were spotted by fishermen who alerted the Navy [19659005]. that several Moroccan families were on board, as well as Yemenis. Among the missing are two babies and three children aged 4 to 12 and between 10 and 15 women
In just over 10 days, migrants were saved in the same area.
European Union member states agreed on Friday to create a "destination and transit port for the European coast".
EU member states agreed on Friday to create "landing platforms" for migrants outside their territory, and trying to deter crossing points of the Mediterranean. "
But the liberal marshal Khalifa Haftar, who controls the east of the country, rejected any" foreign military presence "in the south" ostensibly to fight against illegal immigration. "
For the time being, no country has offered to host such platforms." Morocco has already announced its opposition.
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