and we can speak to charlie yaxley u.n.h.c.r. spokesperson for libya charlie thank you for joining us do you have any more information on what is happening now at this migrant center in tripoli. well currently a rescue operation is underway and we know the least 40 people have died in last night's airstrikes dozens more injured and the death toll is in fact likely to reach even higher as that rescue operation goes on you n.h.l. teams on the ground and off staff are providing aid and medical care to the survivors and they tell us to survive as a rule deeply traumatized by what's happened fearful what could have happened to them i mean the thing is this was something that was easily predictable just 2 months ago you and came out calling for this detention center to be evacuated after a similar airstrike hit a roof injuring 2 of the detainee and no action was taken since we made that call and sadly people have paid the price with their life loss like this was a horrific attack charlie libya we should say is not only a transit country

those questions from the one head in tripoli thank you very much indeed let's stay with this charlie yaxley is a spokesman for the mediterranean and africa at the united nations high commissioner for refugees he joins us now live from geneva thank you so much for speaking to us mr yes.

survivors not to be returned to libya because of conflicts in the country where we can speak to charlie yaxley who's the u.n.h.c.r. global spokesman of africa and the mediterranean he joins us now from geneva charlie let's start with the numbers because they in themselves tell a pretty horrific story more than 100 dead in just this shipwreck but while this may be the largest one so far this year it certainly hasn't been the only one. where this is yet another terrible tragedy on the mediterranean it means we've now had more than 700 deaths on the mediterranean this year if current trends for this year continue but will see us past more than 1000 deaths on the mediterranean for the 6th year in a row really believe milestone there really bears thinking about it comes just weeks after more than 50 people lost their lives in a detention center following an airstrike into jura and really once again stresses the urgency if it was needed of a need for a shift in approach to the situation in libya in the mediterranean we need to get people out of these detention centers we need to increase search and

well as charlie yaxley is a spokesman for the mediterranean and africa at the united nations high commission for refugees who 1st the situation is dire migrants in tripoli need to be evacuated immediately. this is a horrific tragedy the should never have happened around 2 months ago you an a.c.l. warned that these people in side the sentence and to needed to be evacuated that was after an airstrike badly damaged the roof and injured 2 of the detainees we called for that urgent evacuation then that didn't happen they remains detained inside the center and sadly people have paid the tragic consequence pretty tragic price of with their life last night. these are refugees many of them who left behind warm persecution and have fled to neighboring countries in the hopes of finding safety and if instead found themselves held in terrible conditions inside these detention centers but also now are no longer have their physical safety guaranteed either we need to evacuate people in these detention centers out as a matter of urgency the problem we've been having in recent months is that people are being

called for survivors not to be returned to libya because of the conflicts in the country while charlie yaxley from the united nations refugee agency has reacted to the sinking saying today we have seen yet another tragedy on the mediterranean according to testimony from survivors it's estimated that some 150 people have died at sea which would make this the largest shipwreck on the mediterranean in 2019 this horrific event highlights once again the dian need for a shift in approach to the mediterranean situation into action is needed to save lives at sea and to prevent people from getting on these boats in the fast place by offering safe legal alternatives well earlier i spoke to len a doornail who's the spokesman for the international organization for migration and he says the latest shipwreck continues a worrying trend in the mediterranean. there would be about $4000.00 people who've taken to see this year and have been intercepted arrested or brought back suddenly typically put into detention which we are so it's really it's it is a 0 sum game for the migrant to say that they think they're

for no mamma the other one had in tripoli thank you very much indeed light so stay with this charlie yaxley is a spokesman for the mediterranean africa at the united nations high commissioner for refugees he joins us now live from geneva thank you so much for speaking to us mr yaxley 1st of all could you just give us your reaction see this airstrike on a migrant detention camp. well this is a horrific tragedy that should never have happened around 2 months ago you in a.c.r. warned that these people in side his engine center needed to be evacuated that was after an airstrike badly damaged the roof and injured 2 of the detainees we called for that evacuation then but didn't happen they remains detained inside the center and sadly people have paid the tragic consequence price of with their life last night these are very few genes many of them who left behind warm persecution and have fled to neighboring countries in the hopes of finding safety and instead found themselves held in terrible conditions inside these detention centers but also now are no longer have their physical safety guaranteed

spokesperson charlie yaxley had to say about the attack on migrants this was a despicable tragedy that never should have happened we warned about the situation of the detainees into jewelry just 2 months ago and we called for them to be evacuated after a similar strike badly damaged the roof of the center and injured 2 of the detainees sadly they were not evacuated and 50 of the detainees who have paid the price with their lives we need now is a significant shift in approach the clashes continue. and there remain some 3800 people in detention centers at risk of being caught up in the violence we need in hard search and rescue capacity and renewed efforts to make sure that nobody no refugee is returned to libya and come and be considered to have a safety at this time the tragic events of the last week of. it with us to talk about this from tunis sam turner he had the libyan mission for doctors without borders or m.s.f. and istanbul that of them called that i said to a senior writer with the libya observer and in rome italy claudia a senior analyst with the international crisis group wel

spokes person charlie yaxley had to say about the attack on migrants this was a despicable tragedy that never should have happened about the situation of the detainees into jewelry just 2 months ago we called for them to be evacuated after a similar strike badly damaged the roof of this and 2 of the detainee's sadly they were not evacuated and 50 of the detainees who paid the price with their lives what we need now is a significant shift in approach the clashes continue. and there remain some 3800 people in detention centers at risk of being caught up in the violence we need in holland search and rescue capacity and renewed efforts to make sure that nobody no refugee is returned to libya to come and be considered to have a safety at this time the tragic events of the last week of. it with us to talk about this from tunis sam turner he had the libyan mission for doctors without borders or m.s.f. and is some ball of them called that i said to a senior writer with the libya observer and in rome italy claudia busy me a senior analyst with the international crisis group welcome to the stream

military offensive to seize the capital city have a listen to what you are and see our spokesperson charlie yaxleyhad to say about the attack on migrants this was a despicable tragedy that never should have happened we warned about the situation of the detainees into jewelry just 2 months ago and we called for them to be evacuated after a similar strike badly damaged the roof of the center and injured 2 of the detainee's sadly they were not evacuated and 50 of the detainees who have paid the price with their lives what we need now is a significant shift in approach the clashes continue. and there remain some 3800 people in detention centers at risk of being caught up in the violence we need in holland search and rescue capacity and renewed efforts to make sure that nobody no refugee is returned to libya to come and be considered to have a safety at this time the tragic events of the last week of. it with us to talk about this from tunis sam turner he had the libyan mission for doctors without borders or m.s.f. and is some ball of them called that i said to a senior writer with the libya observer a