Sixty-seven migrants were rescued on Friday, June 19 off the coast of the island Italian of Lampedusa, south of Sicily, by the ship Mare Ionio chartered by the Italian union of the left Mediterranea, announced in a press release.
The migrants were aboard a boat of wood, in distress about 40 nautical miles (70 km) from Lampedusa, indicates Mediterranea.
The organization states that the platform alert Alarm phone “had reported the case but neither the Italian authorities nor the maltese authorities had not taken measures to rescue the castaways “.
” 48 hours without water “
The people rescued are in good condition “but they are very tried after spending many days at sea and at least 48 hours without water “adds Mediterranea.
One hundred migrants were rescued Wednesday off the Libya by the Sea Watch 3, ship humanitarian of the German NGO Sea Watch.
With the arrival of summer and better conditions of navigation, the attempts of crossing this area from Libya could multiply in the next few weeks.
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