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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 name=p1>{{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 were rescued and 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> |
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 name=p1>{{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 were rescued and 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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==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> |
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 15:46, 20 April 2015
In September 2014, up to 700 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks in a two incidents.
Libya shipwreck
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 were rescued and taken to a hospital.[2]
Malta shipwreck
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.[1][3] There were nine survivors. The passengers on board were from Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Sudan.[4] The ship left Damietta, Egypt, on September 6 and sank five days later on September 11. Two 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.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "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
- ^ "Malta boat sinking 'leaves 500 dead' - IOM". BBC News. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Over 500 migrants feared dead after human traffickers 'deliberately sank the boat'". Russia Today. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "500 Feared Dead as Migrant Boat Sinks Off Malta". NBC. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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