The location of the German rescue vessel “Alan Kurdi” with refugees on Board, according to the aid organization, the Sea-Eye of concern. Water and food would be scarce, announced the organization on Tuesday.
The ship is blocked for almost a week with 64 refugees on Board on the sea and is currently located in front of Malta. The Maltese authorities were informed that no later than Wednesday food, drinking water and a change of clothes would be needed. “The people here wear their clothes sometimes for weeks on my body. The are unspeakable circumstances on Board a European ship,” said operations Manager Jan Ribbeck, according to the memo. Most people would have to sleep on the Deck. There they were protected neither from the weather nor from the sea water. “The people are freezing, they are always wet and of course, no one has a change of clothes.”
Neither Italy nor Malta want to let the ship dock. The countries insist on a distribution mechanism of the refugees to other EU countries, on the in Europe but some for years. Several ships were blocked, therefore, part of weeks on the sea. (aru/sda)
Created: 09.04.2019, 14:01 PM
