8,541 migrants drowned in 2023- IOM
The International Organisation for Migration has described 2023 as the deadliest year on record, with 8,541 migrants reportedly drowned on the move. The UN migration agency stated in a report published on Tuesday that nearly 60 per cent of deaths in 2023 were linked to drowning. According to the UN agency, one in three migrant deaths happens while people flee conflict, and more than two in three migrants whose deaths have been documented remain unidentified. So far in 2024, the trends are just as alarming. Along the Mediterranean Sea route alone – while arrivals this year are significantly lower (16,818) compared to the same period in 2023 (26,984) – the number of deaths is nearly as high as before, with 956 registered since January 1. IOM noted that the number of unidentified deaths remains high – more than two in three migrants – leaving families and communities to grapple with the lack of clarity about what happened to a friend or relative. To date, the UN agency’s Missing Migrant Project data shows that the remains of 26,666 people who died …
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