Seven irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found dead on a beach east of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, a Libyan Red Crescent worker told AFP on Sunday.

Among them were three children, the worker said, adding that there were likely other dead migrants who have not yet been found.

The Libyan Red Crescent did not provide details on the circumstances of their death. The organisation said in a statement it “recovered seven bodies from a beach in Qasr Al-Akhyar belonging to irregular migrants”.

The bodies were found Saturday night in Qasr al-Akhyar.