Nestalo stotinu migranata nakon potonuća čamca kod Libije

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Title: Mediterranean Migration

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Two men panic and struggle in the water during their rescue. Their rubber boat was in distress and deflating quickly on one side, tipping many migrants in the water. They were quickly reached by rescue swimmers and brought to safety.

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The central Mediterranean migration route, between the coasts of Libya and Italy, remains busy. According to reports by the UNHCR, 5,000 people died while attempting to cross the Mediterranean in 2016. NGOs and charities such as Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) continue their efforts to patrol the patch of sea north of the Libyan coast, in the hope of rescuing refugees before the potential of drowning. The rescue team on board the MOAS' Responder are there to mitigate loss of life at sea. Operating like a sea-born ambulance, they rush to assist and rescue refugee vessels in distress, provide medical assistance, and bring the refugees safely to Italy.  EPA/Mathieu Willcocks/WORLD PRESS PHOTO HANDOUT ATTENTION EDITORS : EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES / NO ARCHIVE / NO CROPPING / NO MANIPULATING / USE ONLY FOR SINGLE PUBLICATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORLD PRESS PHOTO AND ITS ACTIVITIES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES

Blizu stotinu migranata nestalo je nakon što se njihov čamac u četvrtak prevrnuo kod libijske obale nedaleko od Tripolija, objavila je obalna straža.

Glasnogovornik je rekao da je 23 migranta spašeno iz čamca kod Gargareša, zapadnog predgrađa Tripolija. Preživjeli  su rekli da je u čamcu na napuhavanje bilo 120 ljudi.

“Nestalo je 97 ljudi, među njima je 15 žena i djece”, rekao je. “Dno čamca je oštećeno i čamac je potonuo”.

Libija je glavno polazište migranata koji se nadaju da će se spasiti od rata i siromaštva i preko mora doći do Europe. Više od 150.000 ljudi prešlo je iz Libije do Italije svake od protekle tri godine.

Krijumčari ljudima trpaju migrante u nesigurne čamce na napuhavanje a spasilački brodovi i druga plovila ih kupe kad dođu u međunarodne vode.

Neke čamce libijska obalna straža zaustavlja i vraća.

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