57 people drowned after two migrant boats sank off the coast of Libya.
At least 57 people died after two boats capsized in two different locations in the Mediterranean Sea, rescue workers said, according to the Lebanese Coast Guard.
The coast guard officer said that the bodies of 11 people, including a child, have been recovered. The migrants are from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Syria, Tunisia and Egypt. However, four passengers of the accident boats managed to swim to the shore. gone.
An Egyptian survivor said that there were about 80 passengers on board a boat that sank. Refused.
Rescuers say more bodies may be found floating on the water and washed up on beaches in the coming days.
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