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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🆘 on the route from #Algeria to the Balearic Islands! Relatives informed us about 23 people who left #Boumerdes on 20 May, heading to #Spain.
Relatives don’t have news from them. We are all very concerned, where are they? Authorities are informed.

🆘 45 people in distress in the Central Med! We alerted authorities about the group who fled #Libya on a boat. They report water coming inside and deflation of the boat. Our last contact was at 4:40am CEST. They are not reachable anymore. Authorities, rescue before it's too late!

🆘 5 people stuck on oil platform in the central #Mediterranean!

We are in contact with the group, who is abandoned on the #Didon platform and need urgent medical assistance. They fear a forced return to #Libya. Authorities are informed, a rescue to safety is urgently needed!

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