Fate of 195  people on the move in central Med, Tunisia unknown

The fate of 195 people on the move in Central Med and Tunisia is unknown and hanging in the balance.

One hundred of the people are said to have left Zuwarah, Libya on December 18.

The other 40 and another batch of 55 people according to Alarm Phone were incepted by Tunisian authorities and dumped in the desert.

“SOS in the central Med!,” Alarm Phone announced on its X handle.  “We were informed about a boat with ~100 people on board who left #Zuwarah in the evening of 18 Dec. Unfortunately, their fate remains unknown so far and authorities do not share any information. Together with their families we are very worried about them!”

Alarm Phone also called for SOS  off the coast of #Tunisia!

It said: “We alerted authorities to ~40 people on a boat in distress, among them several children, who cannot go on because of engine problems. They are only a few miles from land but need urgent rescue. We hope authorities act fast!”

The organization noted that the 40 people & another boat with ~55 people we were alerted to were intercepted by the Tunisian coastguard when they tried to escape brutal conditions in #Tunisia! From relatives we heard they were seperated & the men were deported to the desert. Stop this horrible violence!ä”