Alarm Phone - Hotline support for people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to the EU

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Six days at sea and 1.5 days of non-assistanceOct 27, 24

Shipwrecks and disappearances this month on the Western Med Algerian routeOct 14, 24

Tunisia is Not a Place of Safety for People Rescued at SeaOct 04, 24

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Denial of rescue: 85 people left to die in March 2024Sep 27, 24

Open letter to IMRCC Rome, JRCC Malta, Frontex, and the UNHCR

Increasing calls from boats in distress between Crete, Libya and EgyptAug 27, 24

Watch the Med – Reports

10/07: 19 travellers intercepted by the Moroccan navy 11 July 2024
09/07: 7 travellers rescued to Motril 10 July 2024
07/07: One traveller probably rescued to Ceuta after attempting to swim 8 July 2024
07/07: 12 travellers arrived to Alboran Island 8 July 2024
03/07: 13 travellers intercepted to Morocco 4 July 2024

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Independent support for people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to the EU | If in distress, call +334 86 51 71 61 | media requests: media@alarmphone.org

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⁨🆘 from 5 people on #Rhodos, #Greece!

They report that they have been stuck on the island for 2 days, so far no help arrived. 1 person among them is in a severe medical emergency situation & needs medical assistance NOW!
@HellenicPolice & @HellenicCoastGuard are informed.⁩⁩

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16 Nov

⚫ Shipwreck off #Libya

On 15 November, Alarm Phone was alerted to 30 people in severe distress when fleeing from Libya. We lost contact to the boat & had to learn later that they shipwrecked. According to the so-called Libyan coastguard, 17 people survived while 13 are missing.

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15 Nov

⚫️ Another shipwreck off #Tunisia: A survivor told us they departed #Sfax on the evening of 8.11. with 51 other people in an 8-meter-long boat. After struggling with engine problems, the boat capsized on Friday noon due to harsh weather conditions. 1/3

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