Migrant boat sinks in Greece; 79 dead
The migrant boat had 117 people on board; Photo: File Athens: The migrant boat overturned in the sea of Greece, as a result of which the bodies of 79 drowned…
Migrant boat sinks off Greece, hundreds missing
Grab Twitter. There has been an accident in the sea near Greece where the migrant boat has sunk. According to reports from Athens, 79 migrants drowned in the accident. According…
UN chief voices horror as scores die in migrant shipwreck off Greek coast
Latest news reports said the bodies of at least 79 men, women and children had been recovered, with hundreds more potentially dead or missing. The UN migration agency (IOM) estimated…
57 dead after 2 migrant boats sink in Libya
File photo 57 people died after two migrant boats sank in the coastal area of Libya. The migrants in the boats are said to be from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Syria…
UN rights chief calls for action to address Central Mediterranean Sea migrant crisis
Since 2014, over 26,000 people have died or gone missing crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Most of these deaths or disappearances, over 20,000, occurred in the Central Mediterranean, considered among the…
Central Mediterranean: Deadliest quarter for migrant deaths in six years
IOM’s Missing Migrants Project documented 441 deaths during this period, though the true toll is likely to be higher. Investigations continue into several reports of so-called invisible shipwrecks – cases…
Italy, 2 dead, 20 missing after migrant boat sinks
File photo 2 people died and 20 are missing after a migrant boat capsized in the sea between Tunisia and Italy. According to news agencies, after the boat accident, rescue…
New network aims to save migrant lives in the Americas
Thousands searching for a better life meet their death crossing deserts, rivers and remote areas in the region. IOM’s Missing Migrants Project, documented 1,433 deaths last year – the highest…
Mexico: Guterres calls for ‘thorough investigation’ into deadly migrant centre fire
The blaze at the migrant centre which was reportedly run by Mexico’s National Migration Institute in Ciudad Juarez, began during a protest against imminent deportations on Monday night, according to…
10 people died after another migrant boat sank
Another migrant boat sank in the coastal area of Tunisia. According to the Tunisian authorities, the bodies of 10 passengers of the sinking boat were recovered. Tunisian authorities also say…