About 400 people reach out to Alarm Phone over three days

Between 23 to 25 May, several hundred people have tried to escape from the war and torture camps in Libya. Alarm Phone was alerted to five boats in total, carrying about 400 people on board.

Although there is no official confirmation on the fate of many of these boats, we believe that one of these boats was rescued to Europe, while several were intercepted and returned to war and torture in Libya.

There is still no clarity on the fate of several other boats. In one of those intercepted by the so-called Libyan coastguards and returned to Libya, two men of Sudanese nationality were found dead.

Several groups that left from Tunisia, Algeria and Libya and that did not reach out to Alarm Phone were intercepted. In one case, one person died while 6-8 are feared missing. Some boats have also reached Europe autonomously, reaching Lampedusa, Agrigento, Linosa, Sardinia.

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🆘8 people including 5 children in need of help near #NeoCheimonio, #Greece. Relatives informed us that they believe the group to be in the police station but they have not heard from them in many hours! @hellenicpolice: Where are they? #NoPushback!

🆘️ 41 lives at risk off #Libya!

The people say that their boat is sinking and they are in urgent distress! They have no food or water, and some are sick. Their engine broke down. We have already alerted the authorities: rescue before it is too late!

🆘️~34 people on their way to #Crete, drifting, in severe distress!
The group told us that their engine has stopped working. They are at sea for ~ 4 days & have no food or water left. They need urgent assistance - we informed the relevant authorities & urge them send rescue now!