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236 migrants off Libyan coast saved by French NGO

by Anadolu Agency

ANKARA Apr 27, 2021 - 9:44 pm GMT+3
Migrants arrive at a naval base in the Libyan capital of Tripoli after the coastguard intercepted an inflatable boat carrying 138 Europe-bound migrants off its west coast, Tripoli, Libya, March 31, 2021. (AFP File Photo)
Migrants arrive at a naval base in the Libyan capital of Tripoli after the coastguard intercepted an inflatable boat carrying 138 Europe-bound migrants off its west coast, Tripoli, Libya, March 31, 2021. (AFP File Photo)
by Anadolu Agency Apr 27, 2021 9:44 pm

Prominent French nongovernmental organization (NGO) SOS Mediterranee said its search and rescue vessel rescued over 230 migrants from two rubber boats off the coast of Libya on Tuesday.

"Today, the #OceanViking rescued 236 people from 2 overcrowded rubber boats in distress in international waters, 32 NM (nautical miles) off Zawiyah, Libya," the NGO said on Twitter.

"Several survivors were weak, dehydrated & are now recovering. Women suffer mild fuel burns & have inhaled fumes. 114 minors are unaccompanied," it added.

At least 172 people were killed in three different shipwrecks in the central Mediterranean Sea over the past few days and the number of drowning in the world's deadliest crossing more than doubled in 2021, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said last week.

Libya, which descended into chaos following the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, has emerged as a major transit point for African and Arab migrants fleeing war and poverty to Europe.

Most migrants make the perilous journey in ill-equipped and unsafe rubber boats.

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