More than 2,200 people died in Mediterranean in 2024, UN finds

03/01/2025 15:51 The Guardian

Figure includes hundreds of children, who make up one in five migrants trying to reach Europe fleeing war and povertyMore than 2,200 people either died or went missing in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Europe in search of refuge in 2024.The figure, cited in a statement from Regina De Dominicis, the regional director for Europe and central Asia for the UN’s children’s agency, Unicef, was eclipsed on New Year’s Eve when 20 people fell into the sea and were reported missing after a boat started to take in water in rough seas about 20 miles off the coast of Libya. Continue reading...

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