
TWO migrants remained in critical condition after having spent several days adrift in the Mediterranean sea, the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) reported this morning.
Alarm Phone, an independent support service for people crossing the Mediterranean to Europe, was first contacted by what is believed to be the same boat on September 27.
The approximately 60 people on board told the activist network that its engine was not working and that they had left Mistrata two days earlier.

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