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Boat carrying 60 people sinks off Lebanon

2022-04-23T20:39:46.123Z


A boat carrying 60 people sank on Saturday off the coast of Lebanon, the Lebanese Red Cross said in a statement.


Seven ambulances were sent to the port of Tripoli in the north of the country, the Red Cross added.

The organization did not specify whether the passengers were migrants or whether they could have been rescued.

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Most of those trying to leave Lebanon illegally by sea are Syrian refugees, but the number of Lebanese also trying to leave is on the rise, as the country is plunged into a serious economic and political crisis.

In two years, the purchasing power of the Lebanese has collapsed and the local currency has lost more than 95% of its value on the black market.

Between January and November 2021, at least 1,570 people, including 186 Lebanese, sailed illegally or attempted to sail from Lebanon, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) in this country.

Main destination: Cyprus, a member of the European Union, some 160 km away.

Source: lefigaro

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