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rubber boat carrying refugees sank off the coast of Libya, Africa.
A rescue operation was launched, but it seems that more than 30 people, including children and pregnant women, were killed.
Correspondent Kim Young-ah.
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A rescue team throws a life tube at those who are drifting while riding on a plank.
The rescue team who approaches will pick up the baby first.
A baby with his head hanging down seems to be in serious condition at a glance.
On the 27th of last month, a rubber boat carrying about 100 refugees sank off the coast of Libya.
Upon receiving the distress call, MSF rescue boats rushed to the rescue, trying their best to save at least one more person.
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Rescue teams succeeded in rescuing 71 people, including a 4-month-old baby, but at least 30 people, including 8 children, are still missing.
Most of the survivors swallowed large amounts of seawater and were exhausted from hypothermia.
One pregnant woman eventually died aboard a rescue boat.
Three people in critical condition were transported to nearby Malta, but the remaining survivors are still at sea awaiting permission to land in neighboring countries, including Malta and Italy.
Libya is a major departure point for refugees from Africa and the Middle East who seek to travel to Europe by sea to escape war and poverty.
According to the UNHCR, more than 3,000 refugees died or went missing last year while trying to cross the Mediterranean and Atlantic Oceans to Europe.
However, it is difficult to determine the exact number of victims because even search and rescue operations have not been carried out properly due to European countries' refusal to embrace refugees.
(Video Funnel: Lee Seung-jin)