Refugees in the Mediterranean: Organizations: Almost 200 migrants rescued from distress at sea

Refugees in the Mediterranean: Organizations: Almost 200 migrants rescued from distress at sea

Migrants cross the Mediterranean Sea to enter the EU in hopes of a better life. However, many find themselves in distress. Help comes from German aid organizations, among others.

The private aid organizations Sea-Eye and Mission Lifeline have saved a total of almost 200 boat migrants from distress in the central Mediterranean.

During their mission, the crew of the “Rise Above” south of the Italian island of Lampedusa took more than 65 people on board, said the Saxon organization Mission Lifeline. The team of the “Sea-Eye 4” rescued a total of a little more than 125 migrants from drowning in two missions, as the Regensburg sea rescuers announced on Thursday evening.

The migrants are crossing the Mediterranean Sea to enter the EU in the hope of a better life. . Often their first destination is Italy. As of Thursday, almost 63,250 migrants arrived there in boats in 2021. In the same period last year there were around 33,300. People often lose their lives on the crossing, which is particularly dangerous in the harsh winter weather.

Source From: Stern

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