{"id":12407,"date":"2024-01-24T14:06:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T14:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=12407"},"modified":"2024-01-24T14:06:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T14:06:55","slug":"cyprus-rescues-60-migrants-including-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/24\/cyprus-rescues-60-migrants-including-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus Rescues 60 Migrants, Including Children\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sudan Events – Sumaya Sayed\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sixty migrants were rescued from a small boat off Cyprus on Wednesday, including three children and a man who were found unconscious on board, Cypriot authorities said.<\/p>\n

Authorities scrambled rescue helicopters and patrol vessels after a merchant vessel reported seeing a small wooden fishing boat about 30 nautical miles off Cape Greco, Cyprus\u2019 most southeasterly point.<\/p>\n

Cyprus\u2019 Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said all the migrants were taken to hospital, including the four found unconscious and three who had lower limb fractures.<\/p>\n

Authorities said early indications suggested the boat had sailed from Lebanon on Jan. 18.<\/p>\n

Alarm Phone, an advocacy group which issues alerts for migrants in distress, had reported on Sunday that concerned relatives had contacted them on losing contact with a vessel carrying between 50-60 people and which had left Lebanon on Jan. 18.<\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear if it was the same boat.<\/p>\n

Cyprus lies about 100 miles (185 km) west of Lebanon and Syria. In recent months it has seen arrivals increase from both countries, fanning concerns in Nicosia of a surge of migration if the tensions in the Middle East engulf the broader region.<\/p>\n

In calm seas, it can take a small fishing boat 18-20 hours to get from Lebanon to Cyprus, crossing waters that can run up to 3 km deep and in conditions known for changeable winds and sudden swells.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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