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14/08/2026 - 22:05 GMT+2

A plane operated by non-governmental organisations assisting migrants in the Mediterranean spotted 11 decomposing bodies in the sea off the coast of Libya on Friday.

The SOS Méditerranée NGO called it a "harrowing scene" in a statement, saying "some of the bodies still had clothes on, others were kept afloat by tire inner tubes".

It said the bodies were "in an advanced state of decomposition."