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85 people missing in central Med,84 distressed in Gavdos
Eighty five people are said to be missing in the central Mediterranean, with 84 people distressed in Gavdos, Greece.
Alarm Phone made the revelation in a separate tweets.
“85 people missing in the central Med! We lost contact to a group escaping from #Libya. The so-called Libyan coastguard claims that they could not find them. We fear for their lives and demand an extensive search and rescue operation to a place of safety!
“We have no news about this group in distress. Neither the authorities in #Libya nor in #Tunisia provide information on this case to us. Where are they? We are deeply worried about them.”
In a another tweet, AlarmPhone said: “84 people in distress south of #Gavdos, #Greece!
“We are in contact with relatives of the group who report that they are 8 miles south of Gavdos & their engine stopped running. @HCoastGuard is informed but they do not confirm if they started a rescue operation or not.”