Minister says stronger European action against human smugglers is needed to prevent further migrant deaths in the Mediterranean.
Migrants and refugees wait for assistance aboard an overcrowded wooden boat off the Libyan coast. At least 11 migrants died after falling into the sea during a rescue operation in international waters off Malta, while 53 others were rescued by a fishing vessel, Maltese authorities said on Monday.
The Armed Forces of Malta said authorities received a report on Sunday evening from a fishing vessel about a boat carrying irregular migrants in distress about 50 nautical miles east of Malta, outside the country's territorial waters. The Malta Rescue Coordination Centre then instructed the fishing vessel, along with other vessels in the area, to render assistance, the armed forces added.
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"Every life lost is one too many. We need stronger European action against human smugglers and a coordinated Mediterranean approach to migration to prevent further tragedies," Glenn Bedingfield, Malta's minister for home affairs and security, said in a post through US social media company X.Pashinyan wins Armenia vote, pledges rapprochement with the West while balancing ties with RussiaSeven killed in clashes between police and protest group in Pakistan-administered KashmirIndia deports nearly 5,000 Bangladeshis after BJP’s West Bengal election victoryUS says it destroyed two Iran drones threatening traffic in Strait of HormuzUS intelligence reportedly concerned over 'growing espionage threat' from IsraelIran departs Türkiye for World Cup base in Mexico amid US visa issues
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