Španjolske obalne straže spasile više od 170 migranata

03. 06. 2017. 21:39

Autor: HINA

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Title: Mediterranean Migration

Photo caption:
Libyan fishermen throw a life jacket at a rubber boat full of migrants. Migrants are very often not given any life jackets or means of communication by their smugglers. More often than not they only have some water, food and not enough fuel to make it to Italy.

Story:
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

Španjolske obalne straže spasile su više od 170 migranata koji su prelazili Sredozemno more iz sjeverne Afrike prema Europi u četiri odvojena plovila, rekao je glasnogovornik obalnih straža.

Marokanske vlasti su javile španjolskim obalnim stražama da se jedno plovilo nalazi u najzapadnijem dijelu Sredozemlja, u Alboranskom moru blizu Gibraltara.

Pronađena su još tri plovila i ukupno 173 migranata iz subsaharske Afrike je spašeno i prebačeni su u luke Almeria i Motril, rekao je glasnogovornik obalne straže.

Od 2016. odlasci iz Libije se odvijaju u valovima, više od 13.000 spašenih osoba u pet dana krajem svibnja 2016., 14.000 u četiri dana krajem kolovoza, 10.800 u dva dana početkom listopada i 8500 na Uskrs ove godine.

Od početka godine na obalu Italije je stiglo 50.000 migranata ili 30 posto više u odnosu na isto razdoblje prošle godine.

Oko 6000 kandidata za prelazak Mediterana vraćeno je u Libiju ove godine, a najmanje ih se 1.244 utopilo ili nestalo u moru, navodi Međunarodna organizacija za migracije (IOM).