At least 74 bodies of African migrants have washed ashore
on the coast of Libya . According to the the Libyan Red
Crescent , the bodies were found near the western Libyan
city of Zawiya on Monday. Speaking to Associated Press ,
Red Crescent spokesman Mohammed al - Misrati , said he
feared more dead bodies might surface as there are more
bodies floating out at sea , but they do not have a means to
retrieve them .
He also revealed that they found a torn rubber boat, the kind
that usually carries up to 120 people near the scene .
Misrati added that local authorities will take the bodies to a
cemetery in the capital , Tripoli, that is allocated for
unidentified persons .