Nearly 8,000 individuals died or disappeared trying to migrate in 2025
Nearly 8,000 individuals died or disappeared on migration routes last year, with sea routes to Europe the deadliest and many victims lost in
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Nearly 8,000 individuals died or disappeared trying to migrate in 2025
Nearly 8,000 individuals died or disappeared on migration routes last year, with sea routes to Europe the deadliest and many victims lost in "invisible shipwrecks", a UN bureau stated on Tuesday.
"These figures bear observer to our collective failure to prevent these tragedies," Maria Moita, who directs the Global Organisation for Migration's humanitarian and response division, informed a Geneva press short report.
Though the 7,904 individuals dead or missing was down from an all-time high of 9,197 in 2024, the IOM stated that was partly due to 1,500 suspected cases that went unverified due to relief cuts.
More than four in every 10 deaths and disappearances came on sea routes to Europe. Many cases were so-called "invisible shipwrecks" where entire boats are lost at sea and never found, the IOM stated in a chilling new short report.
The West African route northwards accounted for 1,200 deaths, while Asia documented a record number of deaths, including hundreds of Rohingya refugees fleeing unrest in Myanmar or misery in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh.
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