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A ship with 500 refugees has disappeared in the Mediterranean waters

26 May 2023 - 12:03

An Italian charity organization has announced that a ship carrying refugees with 500 passengers, which was traveling from Libya to Italy, has disappeared in the Mediterranean waters due to technical problems.


Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Wednesday (May 25), this organization wrote on its Twitter that it has lost contact with this ship and Malta's defense forces have not provided any information about sending help.
 
The Italian charity had announced that a ship carrying refugees with 500 passengers, which had departed from Libya, was stranded in the Mediterranean waters due to technical problems.
 
This organization announced after two days that its communication with this ship was cut off and the Italian and Maltese forces did not help them.
 
Two days ago, the "Alarm Phone" organization published the position of this ship on Twitter and asked the authorities of Italy and Malta to help the stranded asylum seekers.
 
Malta was the closest western country to this ship.
 
Yesterday, this organization published a report saying that its communication with this ship was cut off and the Maltese defense forces did not provide any information about sending help.
 
The fate of these 500 refugees has not yet been published.
 
This is while not long ago, more than 60 refugees, including nationals of the country, drowned in the sea near the coast of Italy.


Story Code: 270696

News Link :
https://www.avapress.net/en/news/270696/a-ship-with-500-refugees-has-disappeared-in-the-mediterranean-waters

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