Security forces from the island of Cyprus rescued 73 migrants, together with 11 youngsters, about 12 nautical miles (22.2 kilometres) off the nation’s coast and despatched them again to Lebanon.
The migrants additionally included 9 girls and 53 males, the state-run Cyprus Radio (RIK) reported on Monday. Their boat was in peril of capsizing three days in the past, the report stated.
The repatriation of the migrants befell in settlement with the federal government of Lebanon, which is taken into account a secure third nation by Cyprus, the state broadcaster stated.
The repatriation befell on Sunday. The Cypriot Interior Ministry didn’t report the migrants’ nationalities, in keeping with the RIK report.
Refugee camps within the small island republic are overcrowded, the federal government in Nicosia has repeatedly burdened. Cyprus, a member of the European Union, is demanding assist from Brussels.
According to EU statistics, final 12 months Cyprus acquired probably the most asylum purposes of all 27 EU members, when measured by inhabitants measurement.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
