UNHCR Limits the African Migration from Libya

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According to UNHCR Libya

208 asylum seekers and migrants were returned to Libya by local authorities and disembarked in Tripoli where UNHCR & IRC provided them with assistance

Survivors embarked aboard two rubber boats from Zawiya and Sabratha

Record numbers in departures being reached

The second boat with 94 persons, including 12 women & 4 children, was returned to Tripoli on Saturday

Blankets, water, food & medical aid were provided to all survivors

Unseasonably warm weather seen a record number of boats trying to leave Libya with 1430 pax returned last 4 days only