Aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Wednesday 25 migrant men and women were found dead at the bottom of a rubber boat in the Mediterranean, and 107 survivors were rescued from the same raft.
25 migrants found dead in rubber boat - MSF
Rescuers plucked 500 migrants from overcrowded boats to safety on Tuesday, Italy's coast guard said.
Migrants are seen during rescue operation in the Mediterranea Sea October 20, 2016.
Recommended articles
The bodies were discovered late on Tuesday, an MSF spokeswoman said.
MSF's Mediterranean rescue unit said on Twitter: "23 of the rescued people had horrific chemical burns, 7 were so severely injured that they needed to be evacuated to Italy, 2 by helicopter".
More than 3,500 people have died or disappeared trying to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa this year, the International Organization for Migration estimates.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
Enugu Govt to implement community service sentences to deter crime
List of transactions exempted from new CBN’s 0.5% cybersecurity levy
Man trapped in drainage while clearing debris prompts LASEMA search
Unknown hoodlums abduct travelers on Sagamu-Benin expressway, killing one
Enugu Band A feeders enjoy reduced tariff from ₦225/kWh to ₦206.80
Presidency confirms Atiku's allegation over Tinubu's son's connection in Lagos-Calabar highway contract
Rainstorm wreaks havoc in Plateau, injuring 3, destroying over 200 houses
Banks will soon start deducting cybersecurity levies on your electronic transactions
Faulty aircraft prevents Shettima from representing Tinubu at US summit
Pulse Sports
Chelsea set to offer Romelu Lukaku and cash for Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen
Mikel Obi: Super Eagles legend goes viral speaking Hausa
Anthony Joshua: Nigerian-born boxer teams up with Mariah Carey, Naomi Campbell and Cuppy in France
ADVERTISEMENT
