• Rescued migrants wait on board a Libyan coastguard vessel as it arrives at a naval base in the capital Tripoli. AFP
    Rescued migrants wait on board a Libyan coastguard vessel as it arrives at a naval base in the capital Tripoli. AFP
  • Rescued migrants receive food aid as they leave a coastguard vessel in Tripoli, Libya. AFP
    Rescued migrants receive food aid as they leave a coastguard vessel in Tripoli, Libya. AFP
  • Rescued migrants onboard a coastguard vessel in Libya. At least 95 migrants, including six women and two children, were saved after their boat capsized. AFP
    Rescued migrants onboard a coastguard vessel in Libya. At least 95 migrants, including six women and two children, were saved after their boat capsized. AFP
  • Rescued migrants arrive at a naval base in Tripoli. Some were taken to hospital to be treated for burns and hypothermia. AFP
    Rescued migrants arrive at a naval base in Tripoli. Some were taken to hospital to be treated for burns and hypothermia. AFP
  • At least 95 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Libya after their boat sank as they attempted to make their way to Europe. AFP
    At least 95 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Libya after their boat sank as they attempted to make their way to Europe. AFP
  • Snacks are distributed among the rescued migrants in Tripoli. AFP
    Snacks are distributed among the rescued migrants in Tripoli. AFP
  • At least 95 migrants were rescued and taken to a naval base in Tripoli, but about 15 died after their boat sank. AFP
    At least 95 migrants were rescued and taken to a naval base in Tripoli, but about 15 died after their boat sank. AFP
  • The group was rescued by a Libyan coastguard vessel. It was the second time a migrant boat sank off the coast of Libya in about a week. AFP
    The group was rescued by a Libyan coastguard vessel. It was the second time a migrant boat sank off the coast of Libya in about a week. AFP
  • A rescued migrant lies on a stretcher at a naval base in Tripoli. Many of the survivors were burnt by engine fuel and others suffered hypothermia. AFP
    A rescued migrant lies on a stretcher at a naval base in Tripoli. Many of the survivors were burnt by engine fuel and others suffered hypothermia. AFP

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Libyan coastguard rescue at least 95 migrants - in pictures

At least 15 Africans drowned when their boat capsized on Sunday off Libya, a UN spokeswoman says

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March 01, 2021

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