TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya has called off efforts to retrieve bodies of over 200 illegal migrants who drowned when their overcrowded boat capsized in the stormy waters of the Mediterranean as they set off for a better life in Europe. Laurence Hart, an official with the International Organization for Migration in Libya, said Wednesday that authorities stopped the rescue operation since chances were slim of finding more survivors from the weekend incident.
Libya death toll tops 200 for drowned migrants
March 31, 2009
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