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Three shipwrecks and nearly 180 dead or missing in five days in the Mediterranean. The pace of migration of migrants, mainly Africans from Lbia, has accelerated as a result of a European agreement to deter such crossings.
At least seven people died this year, while 123 others were saved.
The bodies of five migrants, killed at the time of the rescue, could not be recovered, said the captain of a Libyan navy vessel, Rami Ghommeidh, adding that two children were found dead.
On Sunday (1), 63 immigrants disappeared after the sinking of their ship in front of the Lbia, said AFP spokesman Lbia, citing survivors' testimonies
According to General Ayub Kacem, they were rescued
"The Coast Guard did not find a body in the place," he said.
The rescued men said that there were 104 people in the ship, until they destroyed near Garabulli, about 5
For months, this area is the main starting point for boats full of immigrants who are likely to try the dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean to reach Italy.
In addition to the 41 survivors, a ship from the Coast Guard Ibia docked Monday in Trpoli with 235 other immigrants on board – including 54 children and 29 women – rescued in two other operations in the same region.
The boat arrived almost 24 hours late because of a
Friday, the bodies of three babies were found, and more than 100 people were missing in the sinking of their ship, also in front of Garabulli
. ] In all, 16 young immigrants were saved.
Last week, General Kacem warned that smugglers had accelerated fears of a European border closure, after Rome banned port access to various NGO boats with migrants saved on board
Since Friday, the Coast Guard has rescued or intercepted more than a thousand immigrants.
Once in the field, LGBT authorities take these migrants to detention centers. 19659002] According to the IOM statement, the director general of the organization, William Lacy Swing, travels this week to Trpoli "to see how the coast guards are taking the immigrants to shore".
a program of "voluntary return" that allowed the repatriation of 9,000 Lbia migrants during the first six months of 2018, said Monday the coordinator of this program in Trpoli, Yomaa ben Hasan.
IOM repatriated nearly 20,000
Since the time of the dictator Muammar Gaddafi, overthrown and executed in 2011, thousands of migrants cross the southern borders of Lbia mainly to try to cross the Mediterranean towards Europe.
The situation has deteriorated with the fall of the dictator, in the chaos that reigns in the country
– Italy donated 12 boats –
Faced with the multiplication of these tragedies The Coast Guard claims that it has insufficient resources to cope with these migratory flows, with only four "old" boats loaned by Italy.
On Monday, the Italian government announced the donation of 12 boats, at a cost of 2.5 million euros, to help Lbia contain attempts by migrants
"We are aware that this is not enough and that we must work harder to stabilize the situation, strengthen the rule of law and ensure the dignity of people in the nascent state of Lbia, "he said. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), about 1000 people have died since the beginning of the year trying to cross the Mediterranean
the Italian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Danilo Toninelli. ] "The number of deaths at sea off the coast of Ibia is increasing alarmingly," warned IOM chief Lbia Othman Belbeisi on Monday
"Traffickers exploit the desperation of migrants before Europe is cracking down on crossings. "
On Friday, after strained weeks, EU leaders entered into a compromise calling for the creation of" landing platforms " for migrants outside the EU to deter crossings in the Mediterranean
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