Ten African migrants trying to reach Europe suffocated in the Mediterranean Sea as a crowded small dinghy off the coast of Libya, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported on Thursday.
In response to this catastrophic incident, the MSF team onboard the charity’s chartered search and rescue vessel Geo Barents reached the boat carrying more than 100 asylum seekers attempting to reach Europe.
After a while, the rescue team found 10 dead bodies at the bottom of the boat.
"There were people crammed on the lower deck who were unresponsive," Survivors told the medical staff.
Those who died on Tuesday suffocated after 13 hours on the cramped lower deck, where there had been a strong smell of fuel, according to the eyewitness.
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