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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🆘 3 people at the police station in #NeaVyssa, #Greece. We were informed about 3 people in the #Evros region. They entered the police station and then could not be reached anymore. @hellenicpolice: where are they? Their relatives are worried! #NoPushback!

🆘️! ~70 people, including 20 children in distress on their way to #Crete!

We are in contact with a group who reports that water is entering their boat & they are struggling with bad weather, high waves. We informed all local authorities & urge them to send rescue now!

🆘️ Alarm Phone was alerted by about 80 people in distress east of #Malta in the central#Mediterranean. They say that they are adrift. Authorities are alerted. The people need assistance now!