More than 120 bodies washed ashore near Libyan city

More than 120 bodies of people who died trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe washed up around Sabratha city in western Libya in July.

The city's mayor, Hussein Thwadi said the bodies had washed up on a daily basis during the month, with 53 found on a single day last week. 

The victims were mainly sub-Saharan Africans as well as 23 Tunisians. 

 Red Crescent volunteers and local officials have been removing the bodies for burial in a cemetery in Sabratha  for unidentified remains.

 Hussein Thwadi told the media that the whole coast of Sabratha is open and the city's patrol unit does not have enough capacity to tackle the crisis. 

AL JAZEERA