Spanish NGO halts Mediterranean rescue operations, citing fuel prices
- SMH says it can no longer afford search-and-rescue work in one of the world’ss most dangerous migration routes.
- A Spanish charity has postponed its next migrant rescue mission in the Central Mediterranean until next year due to rising fuel costs, underscoring the humanitarian impact of rising energy prices.
- Salvamento Maritimo Humanitario (Humanitarian Maritime Rescue, or SMH) said on Wednesday that the doubling of fuel prices forced it to shift its activities to waters around Valencia, southeastern Spain.
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- SMH says it can no longer afford search-and-rescue work in one of the world’ss most dangerous migration routes.
- A Spanish charity has postponed its next migrant rescue mission in the Central Mediterranean until next year due to rising fuel costs, underscoring the humanitarian impact of rising energy prices.
- Salvamento Maritimo Humanitario (Humanitarian Maritime Rescue, or SMH) said on Wednesday that the doubling of fuel prices forced it to shift its activities to waters around Valencia, southeastern Spain.
Sources: Al Jazeera