More than 400 Migrants Rescued off Malta
Migrants from Egypt and Somalia are among some 440 persons rescued by French NGO Doctors Without Borders in international waters off Malta Friday. Responding to a distress alert by Alarm Phone, the MSF rescue ship Geo Barents was able to rescue a total of 440 people, including eight women and 30 children after an 11-hour operations, they said. The other migrants hail from Syria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, and reported being at sea for over four days, the last two of which was without food or water. The migrants declared having departed from Benghazi, Libya on Saturday April 1.
Related
Episodes
-
November 22, 2024
South Sudan road condition
-
November 22, 2024
South Sudan’s capital silent following night of heavy gunfire
-
November 22, 2024
VOA Africa Division 2024 US Election Coverage Highlights
-
November 22, 2024
South Africa police vow to rescue miners trapped underground