NNWN/ Rome, 2017-06-12

The tussle between Libyan government and the NGOs continue over migrants caught in the Mediterranean sea. On Monday, Libya has accused NGOs such as Medicins Sans Frontieres( MSF),operating in the Mediterranean of being complicit in the exodus of tens of thousands of migrants stating that the humanitarian organisations are in direct contact with traffickers along the lawless coast of the North African country. A charge MSF rejected outrightly.

An NGO,MSF has denied the allegations even as the deadly crossing claimed yet more lives at the weekend. At least 10 migrants drowned after their boat capsized and up to 100 others were missing, the MSF stated. According to available reports, eight bodies were found in a partially deflated rubber dinghy that was found drifting north of the Libyan coast, near the town of Garabulli, east of the capital Tripoli. The MSF NGO boat was capable of carrying up to 110 people and the others are missing, presumed drowned. Two other bodies were found in a separate dinghy, as Italian and other vessels raced to save more than 1,600 migrants.