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Translated by: Flutura Gashi-Mehmeti
- 26 January 2025 17:28
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Two children have died and 17 migrants have been rescued after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean, the German NGO "Sea Punks" announced on Sunday.
The rescue was carried out in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Maltese Search and Rescue (SAR) area, the organization said in a statement.
One child was found dead, while the medical team of the "Sea Punks" crew performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on two other children, saving the life of one.
A Maltese rescue helicopter evacuated a pregnant woman and a seriously injured man, while an Italian coastguard ship picked up 15 other survivors and the bodies of two children. Survivors told rescuers that the boat had set off with 21 people on board.
Two of them are missing. Earlier, the Italian news agency ANSA reported that 15 migrants had been rescued and three had been found dead, while three others were still missing.
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