German humanitarian organizations Sea-Eye and Mission Lifeline have reported on Saturday the rescue of 90 migrants during the last hours in the waters of the central Mediterranean.
Up to 63 people have been rescued in a first intervention after a day and a half in an unseaworthy rubber dinghy. After their identification, the respective crews of the ‘Sea-Eye 4’ and the ‘Rise Above’, ended up taking part on Friday night in a joint operation to get the people out of the water. Twelve unaccompanied minors were among those rescued, according to Sea-Eye.
Already on Saturday the ‘Rise Above’ has rescued 27 Syrian people who are already on board the rescue vessel. Some were suffering from nausea and exhaustion, Mission Lifeline said.
Migrants often leave North Africa in unseaworthy vessels to reach a European Union (EU) country by sea.
The crossing is risky, especially in winter, because of the danger of bad weather and rough sea conditions.
Most of them reach Italy, where, according to the Ministry of the Interior, more than 98,700 migrants have arrived in boats so far in 2022, a figure significantly higher than in the same period last year (about 63,400).
Often, the boats capsize and their passengers drown. According to UN figures, more than 1,360 people have died or gone missing in the central Mediterranean so far this year.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
