Tag: Mediterranean
27 Sub-Saharan Migrants Die in Shipwreck Off Tunisia
Authorities managed to save 83 people after the sinking of two precarious boats. In the past 24 hours, the Tunisian National Guard and Civil Protection recovered 27 bodies of migrants and rescued 83 people after the sinking of two precarious boats in the Mediterranean carrying 110 citizens from sub-Saharan countries. RELATED: 20 Migrants Missing After […]
January 2, 2025
20 Migrants Missing After Shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea
Among the survivors is an eight-year-old Syrian boy who lost his mother in the shipwreck. On Wednesday, Italian authorities are searching for 20 missing migrants—including five women and three children—following a shipwreck last night in the Central Mediterranean near the island of Lampedusa. RELATED: 15 Migrants Drowned in the Mediterranean Despite Calls for Help Search […]
January 1, 2025
Over 10,400 Migrants Died in 2024 Trying to Reach Spain
Among them were 421 women and 1,538 children or adolescents. On Thursday, the NGO Walking Borders (Caminando Fronteras) published “Right to Life Monitoring 2024,” a report showing that 10,457 migrants died in 2024 while attempting to reach Spanish shores. Among them were 421 women and 1,538 children or adolescents. RELATED: 15 Migrants Drowned in the […]
December 26, 2024
Libyan Coast Guard Separates Migrant Families Stranded in Mediterranean
‘They experienced the horror of being separated from their wives and children,’ Doctors Without Borders denounced. On Thursday, armed men claiming to be members of the Libyan Coast Guard intercepted a boat carrying over 112 migrants in the central Mediterranean waters. RELATED: Doctor Without Borders Rescues 109 Migrants Drifted in Mediterranean Sea The coast guards […]
November 29, 2024
Doctor Without Borders Rescues 109 Migrants Drifted in Mediterranean Sea
Following the lifting of an administrative blockade by Italy, the Geo Barents ship of Médecins sans Frontières picked up more than a hundred people, mostly women and children, trying to reach Europe.