epa04910514 Some of the 104 migrants rescued by the Libyan coast guard in the Qara Polly area off the country’s coast, rest at the naval base in Tripoli, Libya, 03 September 2015. The number of refugees arriving in Europe is dividing the EU in terms of developing a policy to deal with the overwhelming influx, however people smugglers in Libya have taken advantage of the unrest and power vacuum to continue their operations, with sometimes tragic consequences for the estimated half a million refugees waiting in Libya to cross to the EU after fleeing violence and persecution in their own countries. EPA/STR
