In search of a better life: the migrants leave the coasts of Libya or Tunisia in mostly overcrowded boats. The journey is life-threatening.
The organization Doctors Without Borders rescued more than 60 boat migrants from distress in the central Mediterranean on Tuesday night. The organization announced on Twitter that there are now around 320 rescued on board the “Geo Barents”.
Initially, the crew had brought a little more than 30 people, including a two-week-old baby, on board. In another rescue operation, the volunteers brought almost 30 migrants to safety.
The “Geo Barents” had already rescued more than 200 people on the high seas on Monday night and Monday afternoon. In addition to Doctors Without Borders, the Italian sea rescuers from the private organization ResQ are currently on the move in the central Mediterranean. According to the crew, there are around 165 migrants on board the “ResQ People”. The ship is looking for a safe haven for them.
The migrants keep leaving the coasts of Libya or Tunisia in small, mostly overcrowded boats to reach the EU in the hope of a better life. The crossing is dangerous, and it is not uncommon for people to find themselves in distress or unable to maneuver. So far, 1010 migrants have died in the central Mediterranean this year, according to the UN. A year earlier it was just under 380.
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