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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🆘 in the central Med! We were informed about a boat with ~100 people on board who left #Zuwarah in the evening of 18 Dec. Unfortunately, their fate remains unknown so far and authorities do not share any information. Together with their families we are very worried about them!

🆘 Au large de la Tunisie ! 40 personnes à bord d'un bateau en détresse ne peuvent plus avancer en raison de problèmes de moteur. Ils ne sont qu'à quelques kilomètres des côtes, mais ont besoin d'être secourus de toute urgence. Nous espérons que les autorités agiront rapidement !

🆘 off the coast of #Tunisia!
We alerted authorities to ~40 people on a boat in distress, among them several children, who cannot go on because of engine problems. They are only a few miles from land but need urgent rescue. We hope authorities act fast!

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