Al Jazeera: Refugee deaths intensify call for safe EU passages

“Alarmphone is one of the NGOs trying to help. The transnational network of activist and migrant groups is located on both sides of the Mediterranean and provides a 24-hour hotline for refugees in distress at sea.

“We still see [recent] fatalities where the exact number of drowned people is not clear because the EU is keeping up its border and visa regime, closing borders and erecting fences,” a spokesman from Alarmphone told Al Jazeera.

“Although the EU spends a lot of money on [the EU border agency] Frontex and border controls, they are not willing to spend money on saving refugees’ lives,” he added.”

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With many boats en route to #Crete it is difficult to identify the groups that have arrived. We have confirmation from @HCoastGuard who told us that all five boats we alerted them to were rescued & that there are no more ongoing operations.

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🆘️ from 2 people in need of assistance in the area of #Symi. They told us that they got separated from a bigger group after arriving on the island. We informed the local authorities. They are both elderly & need medical assistance. Assist them & find the rest of the group now!

🆘 ~40 people in distress in the central #Mediterranean!

We are in contact with a group that requires assistance urgently! They say that they've been at sea for 3 days already, after escaping from #Libya. Authorities are informed, rescue without further delay!!

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