The bodies of at least 15 migrants washed ashore in the coastal city of Khumas, Libyan medical officials confirmed on Monday.
The Emergency Medicine and Support Center reported that the casualties were discovered approximately 118 kilometers east of the capital, Tripoli.
All recovered bodies have been processed and buried by emergency teams operating under the jurisdiction of the national health ministry.
Official photographs released by the center depicted medical workers wearing white protective hazmat suits to handle the black body bags.
Libya has served as a primary North African transit hub for hundreds of thousands of migrants since the 2011 uprising.
Most individuals navigating this perilous route are fleeing intense conflict and deep-seated poverty across various sub-Saharan African nations.
Trafficking networks exploit the region’s instability, packing desperate people into unseaworthy vessels bound for European shores across the Mediterranean.
The sea routinely claims the lives of those attempting the voyage, turning the Mediterranean coastline into a grim graveyard.
International humanitarian organizations continue to warn about the extreme dangers faced by migrants crossing both the desert and the sea.
This latest tragedy highlights the ongoing human cost of the unresolved migration crisis affecting the Mediterranean basin.