MADRID, 22 One. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The rescue ship ‘Louise Michel’ has asked the relevant authorities this Saturday for the granting of a safe port to disembark the 58 migrants rescued this week in the Mediterranean and who are still on board the ship.
The rescue took place on Thursday, when the ship identified a rubber boat adrift with 62 migrants on board. Since then, the ship has evacuated two pregnant women and their companions to the Italian port of Lampedusa.
“Several calls to the authorities remain unanswered. Weather worsening. The health of the survivors on board is deteriorating due to exposure to the elements. We need a safe port now,” the ship’s crew — a former French patrolman — have asked. funded at least initially by street artist Banksy — via his Twitter account.
The Mediterranean claimed the lives of more than 1,800 migrants and refugees in 2021, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which estimates that there are around 1,500 victims registered on the central route, which connects countries such as Libya and Tunisia with the south. of Europe.
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