Muad Zurgani, Press Officer for the Red Crescent's Branch in Tripoli in Libya

The bodies of nine migrants who drowned have been recovered off Libya's coast east of the capital Tripoli over the past two days, the local branch of the Red Crescent said, according to the news agency. The aid organization expects more bodies to wash ashore, as the boat the migrants were traveling in had 19 people on board. The search and recovery operation is still ongoing in cooperation with the relevant authorities, said Muad Zurgani, press officer for the Red Crescent's branch in Tripoli. The Red Crescent did not disclose the nationalities of the migrants.