IOM LIBYA SITUATION REPORT
15 March 2015
The se o d g oup of st a ded Se egalese, ha i g depa ted f o a dete io e t e i Mis ata/Li a o thei a to Dje a I te aio al Ai po t, efo e etu i g a k ho e.
OVERVIEW
As the se u it situaio i Li a o i ues to dete io ate, the e is sill a high u e of ig a ts t apped i side Li a, si e the o de et ee Li a a d Eg pt/Tu isia e ai ed p a i all losed to ost of the . Ma of the also do ot ha e sui ie t ea s to o ga ize thei o a d t a el to thei ou t of o igi . The o se ue es ha e e a e ated the lood of ig a ts t i g to lea e Li a a d ea h Ital ia the Medite a ea Sea. This is ele ted i the e t ao di a high u e s of ig a ts a i i g at the Italia sho es du i g this su e. Mig a ts i su h desitute o diio s isk gei g i to o e o ded a d dilapidated oats hi h has led to a esi ated u e of deaths i . This t e d has e e o i ued i the i st o ths of , ith a esi ated u e ig a ts ha i g pe ished i o e si gle i ide t th o Fe ua , he se e al ig a t oats got i to dii ulies due to e t e el ad eathe o diio s i the Medite a ea Sea.
HIGHLIGHTS E a uaio of igra ts f o dife e t ou t ies a o plished, ost of the di e tl out of T ipoli. ______________ The se o d o e e t of Se egalese depa ted ia a harter light out of Tu isia, follo i g ei g t a spo ted a oss Li a f o the dete io e t e i Ka ee /Mis ata to the Tu isia o de i Ras Ajdee . A othe ha te light is pla ed to e a uate the e ai i g g oup of Se egalese i the o i g eeks. _______________ Mo e tha NFI’s dist i uted a o g people i eed i dife e t pa ts of Li a, i ludi g ig a t dete io e t es.
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IOM RESPONSE NON-FOOD-ITEMS IOM Li a is o i ui g to dist i ute H gie e Kits a d othe NFIs to displa ed fa ilies a d st a ded ig a ts i side Li a, as ell as to assess fu the eeds. IOM has i alized the se o d ou d of dist i uio of NFI kits to IDPs, as ell as st a ded ig a ts i dete io e t es, hi h i luded iies east of Si te a d i the south, lose to Sa ha.
EVACUATION As Li a o i ues to e o ked i sta ilit a d iole e, IOM Li a has ee fa ilitai g e a uaio s a d th etu s of ul e a le ig a ts f o su -Saha a Af i a. The i st light out of Dje a, Tu isia o Fe ua e a uated Se egalese ig a ts, ha i g ee st a ded at the Ka a ee Re epio Ce t e i Mis ata. A se o d light holdi g i di iduals ea hed Se egal i the ea l o i g hou s of th Ma h, i gi g a k the ajo it of Se egalese st a ded i dete io e t es i Li a a k ho e, he eas the app o i atel Se egalese ig a ts e ai i g i side Li a a e just e ei i g thei t a el do u e ts a d thus a e set to lea e ithi the o i g eeks. The oo di ated ope aio as o e agai a ied out ith the i alua le suppo t Li a’s Mi ist of I te io , the Li a Red C es e t, ICRC a d Li a’s Di e to ate fo Co ai g Illegal Mig aio DCIM . This e a uaio ope aio is fu ded the Eu opea U io EU , togethe ith No a . A othe ha te light is s heduled lose to the e d of Ma h. he eas fu the ig a t g oups. The e a e sill o e fou hu d ed ig a ts of othe aio aliies st a ded i side Li a, ai l f o Bu ki a Faso, Ga ia, Ke a, Suda , Togo a d Ye e , ho ha e tu ed to IOM fo etu assista e a d ill e ooked o o e ial lights, i o de to p o ide also othe aio aliies assista e fo a safe etu to thei ho e ou t ies. A ajo halle ge to these e a uaio s is ost ig a ts’ la k of p ope t a el do u e taio . With al ost all fo eig ep ese taio ha i g let Li a, the e e al o issua e of t a el do u e ts eeds to e o ga ized ia o sula se i es i eigh ou i g ou t ies. This all is happe i g hile the u e of ig a ts iski g a Medite a ea ossi g f o Li a du i g the sto i te o ths is steadil i easi g; al ost , ig a ts a i ed i Ital i Ja ua a d Fe ua of , ith ea l , o i g f o Se egal a d Ga ia. O e li es ha e ee lost i the Medite a ea Sea so fa this ea , fa e eedi g the deaths du i g the sa e pe iod i .
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