Go to media bankMigrants in a refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece. File photoGENEVA, Oct 25 Between 2021 and October 2022, some 5,684 people died on European migration routes, more than in previous years, according to the International Missing Migrants report. Organization for Migration (IOM).»At least 5,684 deaths have been documented on migratory routes to and within Europe since early 2021, with an increasing number of deaths on routes across the Mediterranean, at land borders with Europe and within the continent» , the document says.
34 people died in the crash of a ship carrying migrants off the coast of SyriaThe report adds that at least 252 people died in the time of alleged forced deportations by European authorities, also known as “pushing back”, from 2021. “Since 2014, we have recorded more than 29,000 deaths during migratory trips to Europe,” the document says. These are the words of one of the authors of the project, Julia Black. IOM calls on states in Europe and beyond to take urgent and concrete measures to save lives and reduce mortality during migratory trips.
Twenty-three migrants were killed while trying to break into Spain, media reported
