60 migrants die in the Mediterranean

60 migrants have died in the Mediterranean on their way from Libya to Europe. The people who were rescued alive from the small rubber dinghy confirmed this information. So far 25 people have been rescued alive.

A ship from SOS Mediterranean, the European humanitarian organization at sea, rescued the migrants. The rescued said they had left the Libyan coast of Zawiya several days ago. But after three days of sailing, the engine of the rubber dinghy became useless. As a result, they spent several days without food and water.

Among those who lost their lives were women and at least one child, they said. It is believed that they died not from the boat sinking but from dehydration and lack of food.

SOS Mediterranean said the Ocean Viking team was able to identify the boat. It started its journey last Friday. The small boat was identified last Wednesday with the help of binoculars. Later, in coordination with the Italian Coast Guard, they arranged for the treatment of the migrants.

The organization said that the rescued people were physically very weak. All of them are being given medical care. Two of them lost consciousness and were airlifted to Sicily for advanced treatment in critical condition.

Survivors said they were stranded at sea for nearly a week after the boat's engine stopped working. Food and water on the boat also ran out very quickly.

A person who was rescued alive said that people died on the way. I met a man who lost his wife and one and a half year old child. First the child died. Then the child's mother died. They are from Senegal and have been in Libya for over two years. It is also reported that it has been possible to rescue more than two hundred migrants from two other boats. At least 8,565 people died on various migration routes worldwide last year. The United Nations refugee agency says this rate is 20 percent higher than the previous year.