February 21, 2017 7:49 PM

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Dozens of migrants drown off Libya

In Libya, bodies of 87 African migrants have washed ashore in the city of Zawiya. They were trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy. Migrant deaths have risen to record levels along this smuggling route in recent months. <br/><br/>A torn rubber boat was found nearby, and it is feared more bodies may surface as such vessels usually carry up to 120 people. Some of those who died are children. A spokesman for the Libyan Red Crescent – the country's Red Cross – said the bodies were retrieved by its workers.

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