Deaths on Maritime Migration Routes to Europe Soar in First Half of 2021: IOM Brief

At least 1,146 people died attempting to reach Europe by sea in the first six months of 2021 according to a new briefing released today by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Deaths along these routes more than doubled so far this year compared to the same period in 2020, when 513 migrants are known to have drowned.

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Deaths along maritime migration routes to Europe more than doubled so far this year compared to the same period in 2020/ Photo: IOM Libya Archive  

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