129 migrants rescued from the waters of the Ionian Sea
International
- Today, 09:14
INA-source
ship chartered by the humanitarian organization "SOS Mediterranea" (SOS Mediterranee), together with the Italian coast guard, rescued 129 migrants, including 43 children, in distress in the Ionian Sea - in the waters between southern Italy and Greece.
This was reported by Agence France-Presse, quoted by BTA, referring to a statement by the international humanitarian organization involved in rescuing migrants in open waters.
"The survivors told our teams that they had left Turkey six days earlier, and among them was a one-month-old baby who was traveling with his mother," said "SOS Mediterranee", adding that 43 women were among the rescued.
Source- fakti
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