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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🆘 from ~32 people on their way to #Crete, #Greece

We were contacted by yet another group of 32 people on their way to Crete. They're seriously in distress with a lot of water coming into the boat. Authorities are informed. We demand immediate #rescue and #SafePassage!

🆘 from ~75 people in distress south of #Gavdos, #Greece

We have received another distress call from a drifting boat with 75 people. They cannot move on due to a broken engine and are in urgent need of support. @HCoastGuard is alerted and we demand immediate #rescue now!

🆘 from ~43 ppl in distress on their way to #Crete #Greece

We were contacted by another group on their way to Crete. They're seriously in distress, water is coming into the boat and its running low on fuel. Authorities are informed. We demand immediate #rescue and #SafePassage!

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