60名ほど一気に沈む

　地中海を経て難民・移民となろうとしていた一団。ボートが沈んで、一気に60名以上が死亡した模様。

BBC 60 migrants die as boat sinks in Mediterranean, survivors say 14 Mar 2024

　生存者の証言による。ラバー・ボートで地中海を渡ろうとしたもの。七日前に出て、三日後にはエンジンが止まったという。…まあ、そういうもんですわな。

「At least 60 migrants have died after a rubber dinghy capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, according to survivors.

The 25 survivors were picked up by the Ocean Viking, a vessel operated by the humanitarian group SOS Méditerranée.

They told their rescuers that they had set off from Zawiya on the Libyan coast seven days before being rescued.

The engine of the dinghy broke down after three days, leaving the boat adrift without food or water.

The survivors said that the victims included women and at least one child.」

　水も食料もなしに漂流し、遂に転覆。そぅしてなんとかＮＧＯに救助されたわけだ。

「The UN agency said the figure was 20% up on the year before.

Its report found that the Mediterranean crossing continued to be the most dangerous journey, with at least 3,129 deaths and disappearances during 2023 - the highest toll since 2017.」

　2023年は近年にないレベルで遭難者が出た様子。この傾向は今年も変わらないだろう。変わる要素がない。むしろ状況は悪化してるでしょうしね。