The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday, that 484 migrants, including women and children, were intercepted and returned to Libya in the period of 23 - 29 April 2023.
“So far in 2023, 4,819 illegal migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya”, the IOM said, adding that 505 migrants have died and 319 others have gone missing off the Libyan coast on the central Mediterranean route.
In its statement, the organization stated that in 2022, 24,684 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya, and 525 migrants died and 848 others went missing off on the central Mediterranean route.
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