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Three private rescue ships in the Mediterranean are now waiting for ports in which to disembark the more than 500 migrants they collectively rescued. Sea-Watch 4 has 145 on board, the Geo Barents 470, and 34 people are on deck the Sea-Eye 4. ....
According to the IOM, "the constant loss of life requires an urgent change in the situation in Libya and the Central Media."At least 11 people drowned ....
THE Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) condemned the European Union (EU) today for scrapping its rescue missions after at least 11 people drowned off the coast of Libya when their boat capsized on Sunday. “This tragedy and those before were completely avoidable had Europe stepped up and allowed rescue missions to bring migrants to safety, rather than shift responsibility to others,” NRC spokesman Dax Roque said. Last month, 130 people drowned in a shipwreck as they tried to make their way from Libya to Europe along the perilous Central Mediterranean route, the deadliest incident in years. The latest tragedy took place off near the western Libyan town of Zawiya, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). ....