Over 660 migrants were intercepted off the coast of Libya last week, reports the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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ATHENS, Greece — One woman died and 19 people were rescued after a dinghy carrying migrants to Greece capsized off an islet in the eastern Aegean Sea near the Turkish coast Friday, Greek authorities said.
A fishing boat carrying over 200 migrants and refugees was intercepted off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy and escorted by coast guard patrol boats to the island’s commercial pier on Sunday, ANSA News reported.
The Ocean Viking rescue vessel has picked up 128 stranded migrants in three operations off the coast of Libya, the Marseille-based SOS Mediterranee which runs the ship said Saturday.
The Libyan General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC) announced on Friday the rescue of 28 Syrian migrants in the Mediterranean, who were in dire need of assistance.
Interior Ministry of the Tripoli-based Government announced Friday that it rescued 147 migrants of various Arab and African nationalities off the coast of Zuwara in western Libya.
The Nigerian Government, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on Tuesday evacuated 161 Nigerian irregular migrants home from Tripoli, Libya.
A fishing boat carrying 531 migrants landed in Lampedusa last night after it was rescued and escorted by the Italian coastguard.
Ghana Embassy in Libya, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on 26th October facilitated the repatriation of the fourth batch of 169 Ghanaians from Tripoli to Accra under the Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) program for the year 2023, the Embassy announced.
Hundreds of migrant boats landed in Lampedusa on Sunday, taking the number of people at the Italian island’s migrant hotspot up to around 800.