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29 Sep 2019

UN says Libya’s coast guard rescued 70 Europe-bound migrants

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

UN says Libya's coast guard rescued 70 Europe-bound migrantsThe U.N. refugee agency says Libya’s coast guard has rescued about 70 Europe-bound migrants after days in distress in the Mediterranean Sea. UNHCR says Sunday the people have disembarked back in Libya. Coast guard spokesman Ayoub Gassim said the shipwreck took place off the western city of Misrata, 187 kilometers (116 miles) east of the capital, Tripoli.