United Nations’ International Organization for Migration Speaks while Numbers rise , says 227 people have died along the perilous central Mediterranean route this year , not counting new people reported missing and presumed dead. This figure is in addition to the 279 deaths that have occurred in the Mediterranean since January 1.
Reports from the central Mediterranean say about 50 people who left Libya a week ago died during the journey, humanitarian relief group SOS said on Thursday Morning.
The ship Ocean Viking spotted the dinghy with 25 people on board on Wednesday. Two of them were unconscious and were evacuated by the Italian army for treatment. The other 23 people are in serious condition, exhausted, dehydrated and burned by the fuel on board the boat
Survivors said the boat left Zawiya, Libya, with 75 people on board, including women and at least one toddler. The engine broke shortly after departure, and they found themselves adrift.
The Big Question remains , What is the Way Forward ?
