While crossing the Mediterranean at least 31
migrants were killed off the coast of Libya. Among those who die are children.
Due to the mild weather conditions and calm water, many migrants have been
leaving Libya and sailing to Europe. From the shipwreck, about 180 people were
rescued from the water. Throughout the week the Libyan coastguard rescued about
250 people and the Italy coastguard rescued 1,100 people. The boat sunk off the
shores of Garabulli, 37 miles east of the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The people
were taken to Tripoli’s naval base. The “International Organization for
Migration (IOM) said on Friday that at least 33,000 people are
reported to have died or gone missing between 2000 and 2017 - making
crossing the Mediterranean the world's "deadliest journey" for
migrants”. During this year, about 3000 migrants are believed to have drowned
by trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Most
people have been fleeing due to war and famine. Since 2015 more than 1,008,616
refugees have fled from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Most of those refugees
are children.
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