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Libyan refugee travel across the Sahara overloaded trucks arrived in Agadez, Niger. Libya unrest since the beginning, thousands of migrant workers have fled to Libya.

in NATO air strikes against Libya after a week, a boat quietly set sail from the port of Tripoli. 72 people on board, including two babies. Their original destination is less than 300 kilometers away from Tripoli, the Italian island of Lampedusa. However, these refugees do not know, the exit port of Tripoli less than 100 km, on the failure of the boat, waiting for them will be helpless despair and death.

NATO aircraft carrier “do nothing” more than 60 refugees died of hunger and thirst

5 月 8 issue of the British “Guardian” exclusive disclosure of a tragic experience of refugee ship, the ship refugee boat on March 25 starting from the Libyan capital Tripoli, 72 people on board were from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Eritrea, Ghana and Sudan, among them 20 women and two babies One of only 1 year old.

destination of the refugees is 290 kilometers away from Tripoli, the Italian island of Lampedusa, but 18 hours after the boat set sail, they in Hong Kong about 97 km from Tripoli, the sea broke down, leak from the tank. Notified by satellite telephone on board was a priest living in Rome, Zillah, he is responsible for Eritrean refugees were human rights organizations. Zillah immediately informed the Italian Coast Guard to require rescue.

soon, one that read, “army (the army)” on the helicopter arrived, the boat seemed to find hope. However, the aircraft pilots dropped bottled water and biscuits, and told the boat stopped at the place of refugees waiting for rescue boats arrived, flew away.

wait a few hours later, rescue ship has not come, the boat was only 20 liters of fuel, people pull together again to help. “(Italy) Coast Guard told me that they have all marine authorities to issue warnings, but until then no news on Sunday (March 26) I have also asked the rescue but still no news, so to Monday (March 27) I also assured NATO request to send rescue. “Zillah said.

3 27, the refugee ship lost, ran out of fuel, the satellite phone battery is depleted, they can only drift with the waves. Water, no food on board, coupled with bad weather, gradually approaching death. Three days later, a glimmer of hope appeared in front of the refugees – the boat drift to a NATO aircraft in the vicinity.

“They do not know which country the carrier, but said to vessels in distress from 300 to 400 meters, so they (carriers) can not find.” Zillah said.

refugees dying of hunger holding two babies, want relief, but only fly two aircraft carrier, flying over the boat for a while, then no action. The boat lost power due to fuel exhaustion, unable to close the aircraft carrier, carrier only looked lopsided.

the next 10 days, the refugees were killed one after another.

24-year-old survivor Ku Erke memories, by drinking his own urine to quench their thirst, and hunger to eat two toothpaste; find someone to be starved to death every day, more and more dead bodies on board The remaining people have the body thrown into the sea. He said: “We do not know who he is we are not praying, is dying.”

two babies died after their parents have also died. April 10, drifting for 16 days, the boat was washed Libby Yami sura Zhenhai tower near Zili Tan beach, was on board only 11 survived, including two after landing because of physical weakness over death eventually only nine survived.

alleged violation of international law and Council of Europe, demanding a thorough investigation

the incident by the British “Guardian” was revealed, causing an uproar.

Boulder Rini UNHCR spokesman said: “imagine a ship drifting at sea for two weeks, even without taking any rescue operation, and when we know that NATO in the Mediterranean more than military action, it sounds even more unacceptable. “

face of accusations, said Italy had notified the Coast Guard to search for Malta, and to the waters of all military, civilian vessels alert But Malta denied events; Kalman Romero said NATO spokeswoman, NATO did not send the ship received a distress signal, and no record; no one has recognized to send a helicopter.

Later, the British “Guardian” large amounts of data to determine the check, refused to help the carrier in the Mediterranean is the duty of those days in France, “Charles de Gaulle”. But the French Defense Ministry spokesman Burke Bernhard denies. “‘Charles de Gaulle’ was never more than 200 km away from the Libyan coast, it is impossible to meet with the ship, if so, it must be to the rescue.”

in accordance with international maritime law, including all vessels, including warships, must respond to nearby ships for help, and as much as possible to help. Refugee Rights and the European Council has requested a thorough investigation of this incident, while the UNHCR called for commercial and military ships in the Mediterranean more rigorous cooperation in an effort to save lives. The spokeswoman Laura Boulder Rini said, “the Mediterranean can not be ‘(the early days of the United States) Wild West’, must be punished those who refused to help.

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North Africa by political turmoil and military conflict, refugees seeking asylum in Europe are crowding the past four months, three million people across the Mediterranean to the Europe, many people died along the way.

According to the latest UNHCR statistics, from Libya since the outbreak of the conflict, has more than 74.6 million people have fled Libya, the country’s population, equivalent to 1/10, many of which from Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Ghana, Guinea and other countries of migrant workers. refugees caused a serious humanitarian crisis.

Italian colonization of Libya had for 30 years, with the latter across the sea , has been a North African immigrant landing in Europe “bridgehead.” To reduce their stress, the last two months, Italy to North Africa, the 20,000 refugees issued short-term residence permit, condone them the freedom to go to other Schengen countries, and France, it is the final destination of many refugees With an increase in the influx of refugees, the French government began to unbearable. April 17, a train carrying the North African refugees intercepted at the Franco-Italian border has been holding short-term residence permit in Italy refugees who were refused entry. April 26, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome met to discuss emergency flow of illegal immigrants in border issues, after which France and Italy through consultation between the two countries, brought together EU The Committee discussed the temporary modification Schengen agreement on May 12, Denmark unilaterally declared in the country to restore the border with Germany and Sweden border, caused controversy within the EU.

Bill Strom said the Swedish Minister of Justice: “Europe is a southern source of the problem, the influx of refugees from Libya, is across the Mediterranean into Europe before this, and we see the different labor migration, the EU needs to make a coherent response. “

the other hand, the United States on May 12,” Los Angeles Times “said the Libyan sea to survive most of the refugees to survive in the interest of foreign domestic workers, some of them are Libya’s army forced at gunpoint to board a vessel of serious overloading, driving off-shore.

Saudi Arabia, “Middle East” analysis that stable European social impact of fear of refugees, perhaps spotted this Gaddafi that tried to create refugee flows, the European spin utter confusion as to put pressure on the EU to seek transfer.

but for thousands of refugees, the future Where is the way, is still unknown.

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