At least two refugees died in a recent boat accident in the Mediterranean Sea. Around 20 other people were missing, said the German sea rescue association Resqship tonight. His ship “Nadir” was able to accommodate 22 people between Tunisia and Italy. They were dropped off on the island of Lampedusa.
According to the captain of the “Nadir”, Ingo Werth, these are men, women and children from Mali, Cameroon and the Ivory Coast. Your boat, which started in Sfax, Tunisia, capsized during the night.
Thousands of refugees have arrived on the island of Lampedusa in recent days. According to the Interior Ministry in Rome, more than 14,000 people have landed in Italy since the beginning of the year, compared to around 5,300 in the same period last year.
