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Dozens of bodies float ashore in Libya after migrant boats sink

Migrants rescued by the Libyan Coast Guards in the Mediterranean Sea arrive in Garaboli, Libya April 25, 2023. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

At least 57 bodies have been washed ashore after two migrant boats sank in the Mediterranean off different towns in western Libya, a coast guard officer and an aid worker said on Tuesday.

One survivor, Bassam Mahmoud from Egypt, said there were about 80 passengers on one of the boats that set off for Europe at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday.

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