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In September 2014, up to 700 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks in a two incidents.<ref name=smh/> |
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| ⚫ | On 15 [[September 2014]], a ship sank off the [[Libya]] coast with up to 250 [[migrants]] on board. More than 200 people are believed to have [[drowned]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/11096089/More-than-200-feared-dead-after-migrant-boat-sinks-off-Libyan-coast.html | work = [[The Daily Telegraph]] | title = More than 200 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast | date = 15 September 2014 | accessdate = 15 September 2014}}</ref> 36 people have been rescued and were taken to a [[hospital]].<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/world/up-to-700-feared-dead-in-mediterranean-shipwrecks-20140915-10hdjs.html Up to 700 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks]</ref> |
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==Libya shipwreck== |
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| ⚫ | On 15 [[September 2014]], a ship sank off the [[Libya]] coast with up to 250 [[migrants]] on board. More than 200 people are believed to have [[drowned]].<ref |
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==Malta shipwreck== |
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On 15 September 2014, it was announced by the [[International Organization for Migration]] that a ship sank off the Malta coast, killing around 500 migrants.<ref name=p1/><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29210989 | title = Malta boat sinking 'leaves 500 dead' - IOM | publisher = BBC News | date = 15 September 2014 | accessdate = 15 September 2014}}</ref> There were nine survivors. The passengers on board were from Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Sudan.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rt.com/news/187944-hundreds-migrants-killed-mediterranean/ | title=Over 500 migrants feared dead after human traffickers 'deliberately sank the boat' | work=[[Russia Today]] | date=15 September 2014 | accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref> The ship left [[Damietta]], [[Egypt]], on September 6 and sank five days later on September 11. Two [[Palestine|Palestinian]] survivors of the wreck accused the traffickers of intentionally sinking the vessel after the refugees would not agree to transfer to a different ship.<ref>{{cite news|title=500 Feared Dead as Migrant Boat Sinks Off Malta|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/500-feared-dead-migrant-boat-sinks-malta-n203601|publisher=[[NBC]]|date=15 September 2014|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:49, 21 April 2015
On 15 September 2014, a ship sank off the Libya coast with up to 250 migrants on board. More than 200 people are believed to have drowned.[1] 36 people have been rescued and were taken to a hospital.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "More than 200 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast". The Daily Telegraph. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ Up to 700 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks
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