German sea rescuers have taken in hundreds of people off Lampedusa. But no port still allows ships to enter.
Rome – The German rescue ships “Sea-Eye 4” and “Rise Above” are still waiting with a total of almost 300 migrants on board in the Mediterranean for the allocation of a safe harbor to moor.
The ships of the private aid organizations Sea-Eye and Mission Lifeline have been cruising around the Italian island of Lampedusa in the past few days. To protect against bad weather, Sicily was then headed for, as Sea-Eye announced on Twitter on Sunday.
According to the Regensburg Association, there are 223 migrants on the “Sea-Eye 4”, including seven pregnant women and eight children. Some people are injured. A five-year-old boy crouched in a small boat for three days before being rescued. The rescuers wrote that he could hardly walk because of severe pain. According to the Dresden organization Mission Lifeline, there are 66 rescued people on the “Rise Above” who have been brought on board in the past few days.
Many migrants dare the dangerous crossing across the Mediterranean in the hope of a better life in the EU. They mostly reach Italy. As of Sunday, authorities counted more than 63,700 migrants arriving on Italian coasts in 2021. According to the UN, almost 23,000 people have died in the Mediterranean since 2014.
The sea rescuers are severely criticizing Malta. According to the helpers, many migrants are found in the rescue zone of the Mediterranean state, but Malta does not respond to requests for help. dpa
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