Published : 12-11-2016
Police in Cyprus have rescued more than 120 refugees, who were left afloat on a vessel off the island’s northwestern coast.
There were 42 children, 19 women and 62 men abroad the boat, which was towed by Cypriot rescue staff to the Latchi harbor, a civil defense statement said on Thursday.
The refugees believed to be from Syria are all in good health, according to the statement.
The boatman, who left the 123 refugees adrift, reportedly made off on a jet ski.
Police believe that the boat, which was spotted off the coast on Wednesday, had set sail from the Turkish port of Mersin.
The human smuggler(s) obtained $2,200 per person for brining the refugees to the island, the state-run CNA news agency reported.
Thousands of Palestinian refugees fleeing war-torn Syria risked their lives onboard the “death boats” to reach European shores on rickety boats. Several have died while attempting to do so.
According to AGPS data, 50 Palestinian refugees have drowned at sea after their boats capsized while attempting to make it to Europe.
Police in Cyprus have rescued more than 120 refugees, who were left afloat on a vessel off the island’s northwestern coast.
There were 42 children, 19 women and 62 men abroad the boat, which was towed by Cypriot rescue staff to the Latchi harbor, a civil defense statement said on Thursday.
The refugees believed to be from Syria are all in good health, according to the statement.
The boatman, who left the 123 refugees adrift, reportedly made off on a jet ski.
Police believe that the boat, which was spotted off the coast on Wednesday, had set sail from the Turkish port of Mersin.
The human smuggler(s) obtained $2,200 per person for brining the refugees to the island, the state-run CNA news agency reported.
Thousands of Palestinian refugees fleeing war-torn Syria risked their lives onboard the “death boats” to reach European shores on rickety boats. Several have died while attempting to do so.
According to AGPS data, 50 Palestinian refugees have drowned at sea after their boats capsized while attempting to make it to Europe.
