A boat crossing the central Mediterranean sea with up to 50 migrants boarded on the boat on Wednesday has lost nine people with a mother, baby and a pregnant woman dieing of thirst and cold.
Giving details of the deceased mother and the child,it was gathered that the mother collapsed and died as a result of much exposure to cold, thirst and shelter which prompted the baby slipping off here hand,and then gave up the ghost. It was had that the baby was just four months old as survivors that landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa gave report.
The boat had left Sfax, south of Tunis, a few days earlier and soon after lost its way, survivors told magistrates.A Tunisian fishing boat reported it to Maltese authorities and said there appeared to be dead bodies onboard, the investigators said, but there was no subsequent response.After food and water supplies ran out, passengers began drinking seawater out of desperation, the survivors said source
Giving a detailed information about the Centraal Mediterranean sea, it is documented to be the worst lethal Mediterranean route which migrants use as short cut to by cut their movement into other countries. On the account of death rate recorded in number, it has been given that 20000 have died with 17deaths recorded this year.
Noting the main essence of this route is because the migrants wants to bypass the normal migration procedures which every migrant has to go through before they leave their country of abode. Trying to have it cheap and less spendy,people risk their lives to have this ascertained for them.
In question of bad weather,war, social unrest, to find greener pastures,people have to by cut and find their way out of the country and the Mediterranean sea being the shortest route for that as they don't wanna be possed with alot of questions from immigration officers. This immigrants being much seen in African countries most especially Libya and Tunisia.
Reference
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/03/baby-among-dead-cold-thirst-boat-mediterranean