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Hundreds of migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UNHCR
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Migrants are seen on a boat off the coast of Libya, July 18, 2021. /CFP

Migrants are seen on a boat off the coast of Libya, July 18, 2021. /CFP

More than 550 people, including three children, had been rescued off Libya's coast in two separate operations, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Sunday.

In one of the operations, "around 500 people disembarked at Azzawiya Refinery Point after being rescued or intercepted at sea on wooden boat this morning," the UNHCR tweeted.

In the other operation, the agency added, 56 people, including three children, were rescued after the engine on their rubber boat had broken at sea.

Libya, suffering insecurity and chaos since 2011, has been a preferred point of departure for migrants who want to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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