Watch the Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 11th of February 2024
Case name: 2024_02_11-Eastern Med - 068
Situation: 89 people (including 51 adults, 34 children, 2 pregnant women, 2 with mobility issues) found by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Eastern Med

Summary of the Case:
In the morning of the 11th of February, the Alarm Phone was alerted by a worried relative to a group of 89 people, including 51 adults, 34 children, 2 pregnant women and 2 people with mobility issues, who had arrived in the area around Tsonia on the island of Lesvos in Greece.
At 10:39 CET we sent an Email to inform Greek authorities, Frontex and NGOs on the island of the group’s situation and location, informing them that the people needed medical attention and wanted to claim asylum in Greece. We received an email from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) who confirmed they would send a team to look for the people. Later we received a new position from the group, which we passed on to the relevant authorities and NGOs at 11:29 CET via Email.
At around midday, we learned that the group was found by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).