AM:11:21:13/03/2023
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SULAIMANI — Italy rescued at least 17 irregular migrants
while 30 others are still missing after their boat capsized off the coast of
Libya in the Mediterranean on Sunday (March 12).
The Italian Coast Guard Command said they conducted a rescue
operation targeting the boat carrying 47 people about 177 kilometers (110
miles) off the coast of Libya after being alerted by the Alarm Phone charity,
which picks up calls from migrant vessels in distress, and receiving a request
for support from Libyan authorities.
It added that two commercial ships in the region and a
patrol plane of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) are
continuing to search for the missing migrants.
(NRT Digital Media/AA)