86 Migrants at Risk of Drowning between Libya, Italy's Lampedusa

On Tuesday, a boat with 86 people in distress is at severe risk of sinking between Libya and the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to the 'Watch The Med (WTM)' organization.

In a statement, the organization announced that it was alerted by this boat fleeing the Libyan war zone this morning, urging the officials of the two countries not to let them drown!

After that, the organization pointed out that it has managed to talk to the Libyan Coastguard, who said they are aware of the case but no rescue has been sent.

"We are still in contact with the people in distress who are in panic with no water and food & little hope for rescue," the statement read.

In a related context, a German humanitarian organization Sea-Eye said on Saturday its rescue ship, Alan Kurdi, had picked up some 133 migrants from three different boats, stranded in the southern Mediterranean Sea.

According to a press release by Sea-Eye, the Alan Kurdi rescue vessel spotted an overloaded rubber dinghy, carrying 90 people on Saturday.

Alan Kurdi Captain Joachim Ebeling informed the German and Libyan authorities but did not receive any response.

Libya has emerged as a major transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty to Europe.

In recent years, the EU has partnered with Libya's coast guard and other local groups to stem the dangerous sea crossings.

Rights groups, however, say those policies leave migrants at the mercy of armed groups or confined in squalid detention centers rife with abuses.