Two babies among 53 people dead or missing after boat capsizes off Libya (aje.news)
from technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to world@lemmy.world on 10 Feb 02:16
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/63462869

According to the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project, more than 1,300 people have gone missing on the dangerous central Mediterranean route in 2025. The latest incident brings the number of refugees and migrants reported dead or missing on the route this year to at least 484.

“IOM data show that in January alone, at least 375 migrants were reported dead or missing following multiple ‘invisible’ shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean amid extreme weather, with hundreds more deaths believed to be unrecorded,” the statement said.

“These repeated incidents underscore the persistent and deadly risks faced by migrants and refugees attempting the dangerous crossing.”

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