Children suffer third degree burns after fuel leaks on migrant boats trying to reach Europe
trying to reach Europe, humanitarian doctors have warned. Medics on board the Ocean Viking, a search and rescue ship patrolling the central Mediterranean to which i has been given access, warned that women and children were most at risk of fuel burns, which can leave lifelong scars. “The most serious thing we see from the journey is fuel burns, where the fuel canisters spill and it mixes with the salt water, and becomes really harsh on the skin,” said medical team leader Catherine Flanigan, who has worked in the field since 2018.