Boats operating on behalf of non-governmental organizations have rescued hundreds of people at risk in the Mediterranean in recent days.
The crew of the German ship Louise Michel boarded 62 people, including children and infants, who were in a rubber boat, informed the organization that has developed the boat – funded by the artist Banksy – via Twitter
Last night the #LouiseMichel spotted a rubber boat in distress.
We were able to take all 62 people, including several children and babies, safely aboard. Most of them are exhausted and traumatised, but relieved to have survived. #SolidarityandResistance pic.twitter.com/78Yj7PJnYB— LouiseMichel (@MVLouiseMichel) January 20, 2022
The Mare Jonio crew rescued 208 people during two missions, the aid organization Mediterranea Saving Humans announced.
The second rescue carried out this morning by the #MareJonio was also made possible thanks to the extraordinary and tireless work of @alarm_phone: together we can defeat the deadly border politics. #CivilFleet pic.twitter.com/1YiwZLssPD
— Mediterranea Saving Humans (@RescueMed) January 20, 2022
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced yesterday morning that 110 people had been rescued from its ship, the Geo Barents
#GeoBarents has just rescued 109 ppl after a morning of searching for their boat in distress, alerted by @alarm_phone. Our teams are treating several people for mild hypothermia but all are doing well; they reported spending the night at sea after fleeing #Libya.
©@MonrasAndrea pic.twitter.com/ZFbWn13TIi— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) January 20, 2022
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More than 1,300 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean last year, according to figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), part of the UN system.
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