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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on
Tuesday that 1,088 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya in
the past week, Trend reports citing Xinhua.
“In the period of 25-31 December 2022, 1,088 migrants were
intercepted and returned to Libya,” the IOM said in a
statement.
The rescued migrants included 1,241 women and 776 children, it
added.
In 2022, a total of 24,684 migrants were rescued and returned to
Libya, the IOM revealed, adding 525 migrants died and 848 others
went missing off the Libyan coast on the Central Mediterranean
route.
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