Yet another shipwreck? During the night, at around 3.30am, we were called by a boat off the coast of #Libya, with up to 100 people on board. They had left Al Khums about 3 hours earlier. They were in severe distress, crying and shouting, telling us that people had died already.
We tried to get their GPS position but the people were in such panic that they could not retrieve it. As the boat was still very close to the Libyan coast, we had no other option but to inform authorities in #Libya and #Italy. We think nobody went out to look for them.
We were never able to speak to the people again. At 6am, a relative called us, saying he feared for the people on this boat. He was scared that they might be dead. We do not know what happened to this group of travellers – we still hope they are all alive but we fear the worst.
We spoke to the #Libyan authorities at 13h CEST. They told us they found the shipwreck & detected about 90 people. Many have drowned. It is still unclear, how many have died, and how many survived. These are your dead, #Europe - your deterrence policies kill. #FerriesnotFrontex
So far, 65 people were found alive and 5 dead bodies were retrieved. There seem to be children among the deceased.
We fear that dozens more lost their lives. The #Mediterranean is a graveyard.
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