Staff of Proactiva Open Arms are helping refugees in the Mediterranean on April 6, 2017 - Photo: AP
According to Proactiva Open Arms, a non-governmental organization dedicated to rescuing seafarers based in Barcelona, Spain, from 6 to 7 May, one of their rescue ships, Golfo Azzurro, Saved 514 migrants in distress at sea.
These people go on many small wooden and rubber boats, trying to cross the Mediterranean to enter Europe. When they were discovered, their ships were at risk of sinking.
Laura Lanuza, a spokeswoman for Proactiva Open Arms, said the refugees were refugees seeking to flee the Syrian civil war, as well as refugees from sub-Saharan Africa. They depart from Libya.
The survivors are being transported to a port in Italy, according to AP.
The Golfo Azzurro was a fishing vessel, currently engaged in a non-government rescue fleet in collaboration with the Italian Coast Guard.
On May 6, a Spanish Navy destroyer also rescued 651 people off the coast of Libya.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of refugees and refugees have managed to cross the Mediterranean Sea in hopes of a better life in Europe, but thousands more died on the journey. Old and overworked traffickers.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) said last year the death toll on the Mediterranean Sea rose to a record 5,000 people, up nearly 25% Years earlier. Thank you for leaving valuable comments
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