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Migration: Sea-Watch says 219 people died in the Mediterranean in August

From Der Standard · () German

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  • At least 219 people died in August while attempting to reach Europe via the central Mediterranean, according to German aid organization Sea-Watch.
  • Sea-Watch said the figure more than doubled from July and that NGOs found 23 of the victims dead in the water.
  • The organization criticized the lack of search-and-rescue operations and called for safe, legal routes to Europe.

At least 219 people died in August while trying to reach Europe across the central Mediterranean, according to the German aid organization Sea-Watch. The group said the monthly death toll more than doubled compared with July.

Sea-Watch and other nongovernmental organizations found 23 of the victims. The people were discovered dead and drifting in the sea, the organization said.

Sea-Watch criticized the lack of search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean. It also called for safe, legal routes to Europe, framing the deaths as a consequence of dangerous journeys undertaken by people seeking to cross the sea.

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