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The UN migration agency reported that at least 7,667 migrants died or went missing globally in 2025, with a call for safer migration routes following a significant toll in the Mediterranean Sea.

Approximately 8,000 people died or went missing on perilous migration routes in 2025, according to the International Organization for Migration.

The UN reported nearly 8,000 deaths or disappearances in dangerous migration routes in 2025, attributing the likely higher real number to reduced legal migration paths pushing people into the hands of smugglers.

The International Organization for Migration reports that nearly 8,000 people died or went missing on perilous migration routes last year, highlighting a response to the increased danger due to limited legal migration pathways.

Over 600 migrants have died or gone missing while crossing the Mediterranean Sea this year, marking the highest death toll at the start of the year since the International Organization for Migration began tracking in 2014.

Over 600 migrants have reportedly drowned or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea in early 2023, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

At least 606 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea this year, marking the deadliest start to a year for this migration route since records began in 2014.

At least 606 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea so far in 2026, marking the worst start to a year since the International Organization for Migration began recording such data in 2014.

Over 500 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean while attempting to reach Europe this year, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

The Swedish government is providing 70 million kronor to IOM to facilitate returns to countries such as Syria, Somalia, and Afghanistan.

A migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya, resulting in the death or disappearance of 53 individuals, including two infants.

Fifty-three people are dead or missing after the capsizing of a boat carrying 55 migrants off the coast of Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

53 migrants are reported dead or missing following a boat accident off the coast of Libya.

A tragic accident occurred off the coast of Libya, resulting in 53 migrants either dead or missing after their rubber boat capsized.

Over 50 people are missing or dead following a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, with only two survivors reported.

At least 53 people drowned when a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya, including two infants, according to the IOM.

At least 53 people died or went missing when a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya, with only two Nigerian women rescued.

The International Organization for Migration reports that 53 people, including two babies, drowned or went missing after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya.

At least 53 individuals, including two babies, are dead or missing following the capsizing of a migrant boat off the coast of Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).