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MIGRANTI Najmanje 15 ljudi utopilo se u potonuću čamca

17. 03. 2018. 17:51

Autor: HINA

epa05790628 A handout photo made available by the World Press Photo (WPP) organization on 13 February 2017 shows a picture by British photographer Mathieu Willcocks that won the Spot News - Third Prize, Stories award of the 60th annual World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the WPP Foundation in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 13 February 2017.

Spot News - Third Prize, Stories
© Mathieu Willcocks
Title: Mediterranean Migration

Photo caption:
Libyan fishermen throw a life jacket at a rubber boat full of migrants. Migrants are very often not given any life jackets or means of communication by their smugglers. More often than not they only have some water, food and not enough fuel to make it to Italy.

Story:
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

Petnaestero ljudi, od kojih su najmanje petero djeca, utopilo se u subotu u Egejskom moru kad se prevrnuo mali čamac u kojemu su putovali, objavila je grčka obalna straža.

Nesreća se dogodila kod grčkog otoka Agathonisija, koji je blizu turske obale. Zasad se ne zna identitet niti nacionalnost žrtava.

“Najmanje je još četvero nestalih”, rekao je pripadnik obalne straže. Spašeno je troje ljudi.

U ovoj nesreći poginuo je najveći broj migranata koji su pokušali dospjeti do zabačenih grčkih otoka u proteklim mjesecima.

Grčke vlasti objavile su kako pretpostavljaju da je u čamcu bilo 22 ljudi. U potrazi za preživjelima plovilu grčke obalne straže pomažu dva helikoptera.

“Ne možemo puštati da gubimo djecu u Egejskom moru … rješenje je zaštiti ljude, primijeniti sigurne postupke i sigurne rute za migrante i izbjeglice, prekinuti krugove krijumčara ljudi”, rekao je grčki ministar za migracije Dimitris Vitsas u priopćenju.