The engine failure of the migrant ship in the Mediterranean/ probably 60 people drowned
According to the announcement of a rescue charity group, 60 people may have drowned after the engine of the ship carrying migrants broke down in the Mediterranean Sea. |
report Mehr News Agency According to Globe and Mail, the “SOS Mediterranean” charity group says that the engine failure of the ship carrying migrants from Libya to Italy, It probably led to the drowning of 60 people.
According to this group, in cooperation with the Italian Coast Guard, they have so far rescued 25 migrants with severe physical weakness. rescued and two people were taken to Sicily in an unconscious state.
The center of the Mediterranean Sea is one of the deadliest routes for migrants. According to the United Nations Migration Agency, last year about 2,500 people were killed or went missing while trying to cross this route. This figure has been 226 people since the beginning of this year.