Home/global/More than 600 people have died trying to cross Mediterranean in 2026, UN says

More than 600 people have died trying to cross Mediterranean in 2026, UN says

globalFebruary 23, 20261 min readAttributed summary
More than 600 people have died trying to cross Mediterranean in 2026, UN says
Deadliest start to a year in more than a decade, according to the International Organization for Migration A least 606 people trying to reach Europe in search of refugee have been reported d
Reading Settings

Deadliest start to a year in more than a decade, according to the International Organization for Migration

A least 606 people trying to reach Europe in search of refugee have been reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean since the beginning of 2026, marking the “deadliest start to a year” in more than a decade, the UN’s migration agency said on Monday.

The figure includes at least 30 people who are feared dead or missing after their boat capsized in severe weather off the coast of Greece on Saturday. Authorities rescued 20 people, including four minors, and recovered the bodies of three men and one woman, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), said.

Continue reading...

Source: Guardian - World News

Related technology stories

Video shows hundreds held captive after Nigeria mosque kidnapping
Sourced report
theguardian.com1 day ago

Video shows hundreds held captive after Nigeria mosque kidnapping

Gunmen ‌attacked worshippers in Dekara village on Friday taking women, children and older peopleAn armed group has posted a video showing what ⁠residents said were about ⁠600 women, children

2 min briefingRead signal →