Current:Home > reviewsLebanese army rescues over 100 migrants whose boat ran into trouble in the Mediterranean-VaTradeCoin
Lebanese army rescues over 100 migrants whose boat ran into trouble in the Mediterranean
lotradecoin trading bot integration View Date:2024-12-25 23:00:49
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army rescued more than 100 migrants Friday after their boat developed technical problems in the Mediterranean off the coast of the northern city of Tripoli, state-run National News Agency reported. No one was hurt in the incident.
The agency said the boat that was carrying 125 people, all of them Syrians except for one Lebanese, called for help after they faced problems while near the Palm Islands in Lebanese territorial waters. The boat was towed to port in Tripoli where some of the migrants received first aid, the agency added.
The army said in a statement that the migrants included eight women and 24 children.
For years Lebanon had been a net recipient of refugees from the region, but since the small nation’s economic meltdown began in October 2019, thousands of Lebanese, Syrians and Palestinians have been attempting the dangerous trip across the Mediterranean to reach Europe in search of stability and opportunities.
Lebanon has some 805,000 U.N.-registered Syrian refugees, but officials estimate the actual number to be between 1.5 million and 2 million. Lebanon is also home to tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees and their descendants, many living in 12 refugee camps scattered around the country.
Over the past months, thousands of Syrian citizens fleeing worsening economic conditions in their war-torn country made it to Lebanon through illegal crossing points.
In August, Lebanese troops detained dozens of Lebanese and Syrian traffickers in the country’s north while they were preparing to send migrants on boats to Europe across the Mediterranean Sea.
A boat carrying migrants from Lebanon capsized off Syria’s coast in September last year, leaving at least 94 people dead, one of the deadliest incidents involving migrants. It was followed by a wave of detentions of suspected smugglers.
veryGood! (5787)
Related
- California judges say they’re underpaid, and their new lawsuit could cost taxpayers millions
- The Czech central bank cuts key interest rate for the first time since June 2022 to help economy
- 'Aquaman 2' movie review: Jason Momoa's big lug returns for a so-so superhero swan song
- UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are ‘starving’ because of war
- Morgan Wallen sentenced after pleading guilty in Nashville chair
- 'Aquaman 2' movie review: Jason Momoa's big lug returns for a so-so superhero swan song
- Spain’s leader lauds mended relations with Catalonia. Separatists say it’s time to vote on secession
- Hardy Lloyd sentenced to federal prison for threatening witnesses and jurors during Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
- Netizens raise privacy concerns over Acra's Bizfile search function revealing citizens' IC numbers
- Detroit Lions season ticket holders irate over price hike: 'Like finding out your spouse cheated'
Ranking
- New Jersey, home to many oil and gas producers, eyes fees to fight climate change
- 'I'm gonna die broke': Guy Fieri explains how his family could inherit Flavortown
- Jonathan Bennett Reveals Why He Missed the Mean Girls Reunion
- Lawsuit challenges Alabama's plan to execute a death row inmate with nitrogen gas
- Mystery drones are swarming New Jersey skies, but can you shoot them down?
- Woman stabbed in Chicago laundromat by man she said wore clown mask, police investigating
- Congo enters its second day of voting after a chaotic rollout forced the election’s extension
- A train in Slovenia hits maintenance workers on the tracks. 2 were killed and 4 others were injured
Recommendation
-
'Secret Level' creators talk new video game Amazon series, that Pac
-
Naiomi Glasses on weaving together Native American art, skateboarding and Ralph Lauren
-
Do Wind Farms Really Affect Property Values? A New Study Provides the Most Substantial Answer to Date.
-
Berlin film festival to honor Martin Scorsese for lifetime achievement
-
Shanghai bear cub Junjun becomes breakout star
-
High school student revived with defibrillator after collapsing at New York basketball game
-
Bird files for bankruptcy. The electric scooter maker was once valued at $2.5 billion.
-
John Stamos says after DUI hospital stay he 'drank a bottle of wine just to forget'