Between Christmas and Boxing Day, 278 migrants arrived in Lampedusa. Many boats were rescued by patrol boats belonging to the coast guard and financial police during the holiday, when many Italians rediscovered the value of traditions and defended the nativity scene and symbols of Christianity.
The ship is greeted by hundreds of people who are opposed by those who interpret the religion preached in the Bibles and perhaps what they believe in as a simple annual action figure show.
There were 17 landings at Lampedusa in 24 hours; these were extraordinary numbers considering the season; The mild climate, which can now be seen even in the middle of winter, facilitates these numbers. To try to normalize the situation, the province of Agrigento arranged for the transfer of 300 of the 619 migrants in Porto Empedocle, the island’s hotspot. 54 people from Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, Pakistan, Syria and Ethiopia were rescued even though the boat’s engine exploded during the cruise. On Christmas Day alone, 134 Egyptians arrived on the island in a fifteen-foot fishing boat. The boat left Zuara, Libya, on Friday night.
Sea-Eye 4 rescued 106 people
The work of NGOs continues unabated. Between Christmas and Boxing Day, Sea Eye 4 rescued 106 people on two boats in the Malta SAR area south of Lampedusa. 40 of the victims are minors; the youngest were 5 and 6 years old and accompanied by their parents, while two boys, aged 13 and 14, were left alone. Migrants come from Eritrea, Guinea, Cameroon, Mali, Gambia and Senegal; They told rescuers they left Tunisia the night between Christmas and Boxing Day.
“NGO volunteers said the Malta rescue coordination center was unresponsive, while Italian authorities cited Brindisi as the landing port. It will take about three days to get there.” Sea-Eye 4’s mission leader expects to arrive Friday afternoon. Harald Kischlat, President of the German Doctors, explains: “While we were celebrating Christmas, the crew of Sea-Eye 4 rescued 106 people in the Mediterranean. According to Nour Hanna, our volunteer doctor on board, fortunately none of them had suffered a critical medical condition. Minor “The fact that so many families with children choose this dangerous escape route makes us realize how important it is to continue our collaboration with Sea-Eye and Refugee Rescue to provide medical assistance during rescues at sea.”
The fifth mission of the year of Sea Eye 4, which was placed under administrative detention three times in 2023 for violating the Piantedosi law, will end in Brindisi port. “The joint teams of Sea-Eye, German Doctors and Refugee Rescue saved 504 lives, the humanitarian organization said. The three organizations will continue to work together next year to save as many people as possible from drowning.”
İşler (Deniz-Göz): “We will continue to save lives and overcome political obstacles”
The humanitarian aid ship plans to carry out at least nine missions throughout 2024. “Sea-Eye president Gorden Isler explains that donations are not yet enough to achieve the goal. So far, only the first two missions of the first quarter have been achieved. The project, approved by the organization’s board of directors, said: “We have a ship ready for the trip, a strong team on land and at sea. Now it’s a matter of financing all next year’s missions. We are aware of increasing political obstacles. However, we will not give up and will continue to rely on the solidarity of our fans. “Together we will continue to fight for the life of every human being,” he concludes.
More than 156 thousand immigrants arrived in 2023
According to data published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and updated as of December 27, 2023, 154,526 immigrants entered Italy last year; This number is almost 52 thousand more than 2022 and 88 thousand more than 2021. “Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world, for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” “I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to visit me” (Matthew, 25, 34-38).
Source: Today IT
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