Key facts
- At least 15 migrant bodies, including a child, washed ashore in eastern Libya.
- The migrants were believed to be traveling on a boat that capsized.
- The vessel was reportedly carrying approximately 61 people.
- Bodies were recovered along the coast near Tobruk.
- Separately, 13 migrants were treated after their boat capsized off Khums city.
The bodies of at least 15 migrants, including a child, have washed ashore along Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast over the past week, with authorities believing their boat capsized. Security, navy, and medical sources told Reuters on Saturday that the vessel was carrying approximately 61 people, according to 10 survivors.