Boats Capsize Off Libya/ Olivia Gillis

Summary: On Wednesday, two boats with hundreds of people from all over the world capsized near the city of Zuwara. One of the boats capsized on Wednesday, and another on Thursday. The migrants were attempting to reach Europe by land and barley seaworthy boats. Only hours into their journey to Europe, the first boat capsized and bodies were found washing up on Libya beaches by Friday. As of Friday, at least 112 people have been killed, 198 rescued, and 30-40 remain missing from the two boats. This year, hundreds of migrants from over 20 countries  have been trying to reach Europe (or Libya as a funnel to Europe) by land and sea in search of new/better lives. So far, 2373 have died. Experts are fearing that if these unseaworthy boats continue to try and make the journey to Europe that this year's death toll could surpass last year's of 3,281.




Analysis: It is very clear that the event of thousands of migrants being killed on their way to Europe is reoccurring each year. The yearly death toll is continuing to grow because all of the boats are capsizing on Libya beaches. Although migrants are using Libya as a funnel to Europe, Libya has a very unstable government that isn't willing to even attempt to take control of the tide of human remains. Mohammed Misrati, the spokesman for the Libyan Red Crescent Society in Tripoli, believes that the death toll is going to grow immensely this year and that the problem at hand is getting much worse instead of better. With no one besides the LRCS willing to help, the numbers will only continue to grow and more migrants will continue to risk their lives on overcrowded boats each year.


http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/28/africa/libya-boats-capsize/index.html