Refugees: Another boat accident in the Mediterranean – presumably eleven dead

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Another boat accident in the Mediterranean – presumably eleven dead

Those rescued were taken to the Son Espases hospital in Palma. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa

Those rescued were taken to the Son Espases hospital in Palma. photo

© Clara Margais/dpa

Migrants from Africa repeatedly set sail to reach the EU in usually overcrowded boats. The journey is very dangerous. It often ends fatally.

At a Eleven migrants are believed to have died in a boat accident east of Mallorca. Three occupants of the boat were rescued alive in the Mediterranean on Friday evening by the Spanish maritime rescue service, said the Spanish central government representation in the Balearic Islands. They were taken to the Son Espases hospital in the Mallorcan capital Palma.

The rescued people, two 15-year-olds and a 21-year-old, reported during an initial interview by the police in the hospital that the boat had set sail from the Algerian coast around three weeks ago with 14 passengers. Eleven fellow travelers fell into the water and drowned when the boat capsized between Menorca and Sardinia. According to the authorities, the search for the eleven bodies that was initiated immediately has so far been unsuccessful.

Discovered by sailors

According to official information, the rescue operation took place around a hundred nautical miles (approx. 185 kilometers) east of Mallorca. The migrant boat in distress was discovered by French sailors who provided first aid and alerted their country’s authorities, the media reported, citing the authorities. The French informed the Spanish maritime rescue service and asked for help. It was said that he sent a helicopter to rescue the survivors.

Two of the rescued young men were slightly injured, but the health of the third migrant was critical due to severe dehydration, said the Spanish public emergency service Samu061.

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