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A total of 117 migrants who left Libya on an inflatable boat two days ago are missing, the International Organization for Migration announced Saturday after rescuing three people after the sinking of the ship in Mediterranean.
"The three survivors told us that they were 120 years old when they left Garabulli in Libya on Thursday night.After 10 to 11 hours of sea … (the boat) started to sink and people started to sink, "said spokesman for the organization, Flavio Di Giacomo.
He indicated that people from South Africa were mainly from West Africa, adding "there are 10 women on board, including a pregnant girl and two children, one of them was only two months old. "
An Italian military patrol on the sea was the first to see the boat sinking in tumultuous waters on Friday when he threw two boats before leaving the scene due to lack of fuel, Rear-captain Fabio Agostini told RaiNews television channel.24
A helicopter sent from a ship then rescued three suffering people taken to hospital on the island of Lampedusa.
"During the operation, at least three bodies were seen in the water, which seemed to be dead," said Agostini.
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