At Least 22 Migrants Die After Six Days Adrift on Boat to Europe From Libya
At least 22 people died after spending six days adrift in a rubber boat that departed Libya heading to Europe. The Greek coastguard rescued 26 survivors, including a woman and a minor, off the island of Crete, with the rescue assisted by a European border agency vessel. Survivors reported that smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after food and water ran out.
Survivors tell coastguard smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after running out of food and water22 people hoping to reach Europe from north Africa have died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, survivors told the Greek coastguard.The coastguard said on Friday that 26 people, including a woman and a minor, were rescued by a European border agency vessel off the island of Crete. Continue reading...