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Crisis Responses
Libya — Migration and Assistance Overview (1—17 June 2016)
Contact
DTM Libya, DTMLibya@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Libya
Period Covered
May 31 2016
Jun 15 2016
Activity
- Flow Monitoring
As of 14 June 2016, the Libyan Coast Guard (LCG) had rescued 6,865 irregular migrants and reported 153 fatalities for 2016. Between 1 and 2 June, the LCG in Zuwara retrieved 117 bodies at sea, of which 6 were reportedly children. On 7 June, LCG intercepted a vessel near Garaboli, east of Tripoli, with 117 migrants onboard, including 3 pregnant women. The nationalities were reported as Guinean, Nigerian, Nigerien, Malian and Ivorian.