The Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Unity (GNU) announced on Thursday the rescue of 130 irregular migrants north of the Qara Bulli area.
The ministry, in a Facebook post, stated that the main communications room of the General Administration of Coastal Security received a distress call regarding a boat carrying 130 illegal migrants in northern Qare Bolli.
The vessel “Wadi Kaam” was dispatched to the location and successfully rescued all migrants, with necessary legal actions taken and their referral to the Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency.
SOS Mediterranean confirmed that survivors reported the death of at least 60 people, including several women and at least one child, adding that 110 other migrants were rescued days before.
The humanitarian organization called for the development of a massive medical relief plan to care for the survivors who were in a very fragile physical and psychological condition, confirming that a request was sent for urgent medical evacuation for two people who were found unconscious and in a critical condition and were transported by helicopter to Sicily in a medical evacuation
