UNHCR says 357 illegal immigrants were rescued and returned to Libya
November 4, 2021, 6:10 am

UNHCR says 357 illegal immigrants were rescued and returned to Libya

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The We For News reported, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said 357 illegal immigrants were rescued and returned to Libya.

UNHCR tweeted: “357 persons were returned last night to Tripoli (90) and to Zawiya (267) in two separate operations. As many as 54 women and 22 children among them."

It said: “The boat returned to Tripoli with 90 onboard was in distress at sea for two days. UNHCR & IRC provided medical aid and assistance to all survivors."

Xinhua news agency reported, many illegal immigrants, mostly Africans, choose to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores from Libya, given the chaos and insecurity that have plagued the North African country since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011.

According to UNHCR, nearly 28,000 illegal immigrants have been rescued and returned to Libya so far this year.

Rescued migrants were detained inside overcrowded reception centers across Libya, despite repeated international calls for closing those centers.

Source: wefornews

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