NGO ship rescues 50 migrants, retrieves seven bodies off Libyan coast

Amman, Aug. 17 (Petra) — Humanitarian organization Emergency
announced Monday that the crew of its search and rescue vessel
recovered seven bodies from a boat spotted at dawn in international
waters within the regional search and rescue zone.

The organization said its crew rescued 50 migrants aboard the vessel.
Survivors reported that they had set sail from the Libyan city of
Zuwara early Sunday morning.

Among the rescued migrants are five women and 29 unaccompanied
minors, nine of whom require urgent medical assistance, according to
Emergency.

//Petra// AF