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Stories of survivors

SOS MEDITERRANEE has rescued more than 42,700 people since 2016. 

From an eight-year-old who walked alone from Mali to a Lebanese family with three young children, these are the stories of those rescued. Their harrowing and heartbreaking tales shed a light on the dire humanitarian situation in the Mediterranean.  

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Bassem and Hana

Bassem and Hana* were rescued on October 22nd, with their 4-year-old daughter along with 31 other survivors during a night-time operation. They both fled Syria to escape from violence and hunger…

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Ada

Ada*, 20 years old, from Nigeria, was rescued by the Ocean Viking from an overcrowded rubber boat in distress on the 7th of January. She is among the first 37 survivors rescued by SOS MEDITERRANEE...
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Neba

Neba* was rescued during the night, on the 27th of December 2022. He spent 24 hours on an overcrowded rubber boat with 112 other people. The SOS MEDITERRANEE team searched for hours in the dark...
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Nia

Nia* was rescued during the night, on the 27th of December 2022. She spent 24 hours on an overcrowded rubber boat with 112 other people. The SOS MEDITERRANEE team searched for hours in the dark...
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Samuel

Samuel*, 17 years old, was rescued on June 26, 2022, by the Ocean Viking from a boat in distress in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region. After a first attempt to flee Libya, he was intercepted by…

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Kader

TRIGGER WARNING: This testimony depicts extreme scenes of violence, including acts of torture.    Kader*, from Ivory coast, was one of the 295 people rescued by the team of the Ocean Viking...
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