Nove migrantske žrtve u moru u Turskoj i Tunisu

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epa05790626 A handout photo made available by the World Press Photo (WPP) organization on 13 February 2017 shows a picture by British photographer Mathieu Willcocks that won the Spot News - Third Prize, Stories award of the 60th annual World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the WPP Foundation in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 13 February 2017.

Spot News - Third Prize, Stories
© Mathieu Willcocks
Title: Mediterranean Migration

Photo caption:
Two men panic and struggle in the water during their rescue. Their rubber boat was in distress and deflating quickly on one side, tipping many migrants in the water. They were quickly reached by rescue swimmers and brought to safety.

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The central Mediterranean migration route, between the coasts of Libya and Italy, remains busy. According to reports by the UNHCR, 5,000 people died while attempting to cross the Mediterranean in 2016. NGOs and charities such as Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) continue their efforts to patrol the patch of sea north of the Libyan coast, in the hope of rescuing refugees before the potential of drowning. The rescue team on board the MOAS' Responder are there to mitigate loss of life at sea. Operating like a sea-born ambulance, they rush to assist and rescue refugee vessels in distress, provide medical assistance, and bring the refugees safely to Italy.  EPA/Mathieu Willcocks/WORLD PRESS PHOTO HANDOUT ATTENTION EDITORS : EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES / NO ARCHIVE / NO CROPPING / NO MANIPULATING / USE ONLY FOR SINGLE PUBLICATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORLD PRESS PHOTO AND ITS ACTIVITIES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES

Devet migranata, od kojih šestero djece, utopilo se u turskoj pokrajini Antaliji, a u sličnom pokušaju da morskim putem stignu do Europe u Tunisu se utopilo najmanje deset osoba, objavile su u nedjelju spasilačke ekipe.

Motorni čamac potonuo je noću na nedjelju u ranim jutarnjim satima blizu otoka Kekova Geyikova u pokrajini Antaliji na turskom sredozemnoj obali, priopćila je obalna straža.

Dodaju da su spasile četiri osobe spašene, trojica muškaraca i jedna žena, a jednog muškarca spasila je ribarska brodica.

Jedna se osoba još vodi kao nestala, navode straže koje nisu objavile nacionalnost migranata.

Europska unija povećala je napore da suzbije migracije nakon masovnog vala 2015. kada je stiglo više od milijun izbjeglica i migranata, no zadnjih mjeseci raste broj pokušaja da se migrantskim rutama iz Turske stigne do Europske unije.

Iz Tunisa stiže vijest da je najmanje deset osoba poginulo, a 75 je spašeno kada se potopio njihov brodić blizu tuniške obale.

Lokalni mediji u toj zemlji prenijeli su da je na brodu bilo 120 migranata.

Lokalni radio Jawhara FM objavio je da je spašeno 69 tuniških državljana i pet stranaca.

Obalne straže u potrazi su za tijelima žrtava.

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