According to humanitarian organizations, about 500 refugees and migrants are on board a boat in need of urgent need of help in the Mediterranean Sea after leaving Libya for Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Italian NGO Emergency said that 45 women and 56 children were on the boat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It confirmed that rescue support was dispatched towards the boat but needed 10 hours to reach to the location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to news reports, over 45,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Italy across the Mediterranean this year, the highest number since 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The International Organization for Migration confirms that about 1,090 people are estimated to have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea since January. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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