Unidentified dead bodies of the despearte illegal African migrants are being collected by volunteers along the Libyan coastline and are buried by authorities in the country.
Shocking new photographs taken in Zuwara, on the west coast of Libya close to the Tunisian border, has shown the true extent of the migrant crisis in Africa.
Dead bodies of desperate African migrants who were bundled onto overcrowded boats destined for Europe, but capsize killing those on board, are washing up on Libya's beaches. Their bones, half submerged in the sand, will be buried in unmarked graves, with their relatives unaware their loved ones have perished.
Volunteers from Libyan Red Crescent Society collect the bodies which were swallowed and spat out by the Mediterranean Sea as they risked their lives on the perilous journey from Libya bound for the island of Lampedusa off the Italian coast.
Speaking to MailOnline from Benghazi in the east of the country, Taha Sultan, head of health at Libyan Red Crescent Society, said hundreds of bodies had been washing up over the past year. 'We have been dealing with this for more than a year along the west coast. It happens every day. These kind of things happen all the time in Libya.'
Explaining the mindset of the people who board the boats, sometimes with their young families, Mr Sultan said: 'People are desperate to leave because it's dangerous, or they fear for their lives. We have war - people get killed and there is no help coming. We also have ISIS here now. It's very dangerous to live here.'
Source: Dailymail