As many as 60 people are feared to have drowned on a vessel carrying migrants across the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy or Malta, the operators of a charity rescue group said on Thursday.
SOS Mediterranee said it rescued 25 people in a “very weak” condition in co-ordination with the Italian Coast Guard on Wednesday and that two unconscious people were flown to Sicily by helicopter.
The central Mediterranean is one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. According to the UN migration agency (IOM), almost 2,500 migrants died or went missing attempting the crossing last year, and 226 since the start of 2024.
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