Showing posts with label Libyan Coast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Libyan Coast. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 January 2018

How We Saw Hell In Libya - Nigerian Returnees Tell Horror Stories



File photo: Nigerians in Libya return home
 
If they have another chance, they will certainly not venture to go to Libya or Europe again having been lucky to survive their unanticipated ordeal. Many had fallen to baits of likely Eldorado in Libya, Spain, Italy and other European nations.
 
A few others attributed their desperation to the desire to end poverty in their families.
 
Osaro Victor Bright said he had a dream of ending poverty in his family until the ambition went awry.
 
He said:

Sunday, 26 November 2017

Over 30 Migrants Dead, 200 Rescued Off Libyan Coast Today

More than 30 migrants died and 200 were rescued on Saturday after their boats foundered off Libya's western coast, the Libyan navy said.

The coastguard conducted two rescue operations off the city of Garabulli, 60 kilometres (40 miles) east of Tripoli, spokesman Colonel Abu Ajila Abdelbarri said.

He added that patrols had found 31 bodies and 60 survivors from one boat, while all 140 passengers had survived in a second boat.