Nigerians are the most rescued migrants' on the Mediterranean sea - European Coast Guards
According to the European border and coast guard agency, Nigerians are
now the top nationality rescued after attempting to cross the
Mediterranean sea to get to Europe.
Ewa Moncure from Frontex, the European border and coast guard agency,
told Focus on Africa while revealing they have rescued about 8000 people
from the Mediterranean sea.
'The top Nationalities are Nigerians but there are other migrants from
Senegal, Ghana, Mali, and Guinea while some are from North Africa but in
small numbers. The second largest nationality we have been seeing are
Bangladeshis who fly into Libya to make the crossing to Europe.'
So far this year, we have rescued about 8000 people, just last week over 2000 were rescued, she said.
A few days ago, interior ministers from France, Germany, and Italy met
in Paris for a meeting where they decided that they would produce a code
of conduct for charities operating rescue boats in the Mediterranean
and seek ways to assist the coast guard in Libya, the main migrant
departure point.
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