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ลำดับตอนที่ #125 : European migrant crisis:: Shipwrecks 'kill up to 700 migrants'
Up
to 700 migrants are feared drowned in a series of shipwrecks off the coast of
Libya in the last few days, the UN refugee agency says.
The
boats sank south of Italy on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as the migrants
tried to reach Europe in unseaworthy
vessels.
Spring
weather has led to a surge
of people attempting the perilous crossing from Africa to Europe.
It
is now a key migration route since a deal curbed numbers sailing to Greece.
Carlotta Sami, spokeswoman for UNHCR, gave details of the
shipwrecks:
§
Almost
100 migrants are missing from a smugglers' boat which capsized on Wednesday. Horrifying pictures of
the incident and its aftermath were filmed by rescuers.
§ About 550 other
migrants are missing from a boat which overturned on Thursday morning after leaving the
Libyan port of Sabratha on Wednesday. Survivors said the boat had no engine and
was being towed by
a second smuggling vessel.
§ In a third shipwreck
on Friday, 135 people were rescued, 45 bodies pulled from the water and an
unspecified number of others are missing.
Meanwhile, the MSF Sea group suggested the
death toll from the
last week could be as high as 900.
Survivors
are being taken to the Italian ports of Taranto and Pozzallo.
Media captionItalian Navy
captain Francesco Iavazzo talks about the incident on Wednesday
Meanwhile,
the Italian authorities have said the rescue of more than 600 migrants off
Libya on Saturday by a flotilla of EU ships took the weekly total to at least
13,000.
Weekly boat rescues reach
13,000
The
rescues were the latest by a multinational patrol of ships operating in the Mediterranean.
Carlotta
Sami told the BBC: "[One of the most worrying things] is that all these
ships have left together in just the last few days.. it has put rescuers under
severe pressure."
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term
migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal
process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn
countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are
seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic
migrants.
unseaworthy (adj.)
(of a ship) in a condition that is not good enough for it to travel safely on the sea
Vessels (n.)
surge (n.)
a sudden and great movement forward:
curb (v.)
to control or limit something that is not wanted:
to (cause a boat or ship to) turn upside down byaccident while on water:
smuggle (v.)
to take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally:
capsize (v.)
to (cause a boat or ship to) turn upside down byaccident while on water:
overturned (v.)
towed (v.)
to pull a car, boat, etc. along, fastened behind anothervehicle or boat:
toll (n.)
(v.)
to (cause a large bell to) ring slowly and repeatedly:
ports (n.)
a town by the sea or by a river that has aharbour, or the harbour itself:
patrol (v,)
(especially of soldiers or the police) to go around anarea or a building to see if there is any trouble ordanger:
Grant(n.)
an amount of money given especially by thegovernment to a person or organization for a specialpurpose:
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