7 girls among 29 dead on migrant boat to Canary Islands
3 years, 3 months ago

7 girls among 29 dead on migrant boat to Canary Islands

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 29 Africans, including seven girls, died last week while trying to reach Spain s Canary Islands on a smuggling boat, according to information released Monday from a U.N. migration agency, a Spanish refugee charity and victims' relatives. But at least 24 more people were on the boat when it left Aug. 15 from Dakhla, a port city in the disputed Western Sahara, said Helena Maleno, founder of the Walking Borders refugee group. The agency said it had been informed by Canary Islands authorities of 29 total casualties, including a woman from Ivory Coast who was rescued but died upon arrival at the port of Arguineguin.

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8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes
4 days, 3 hours ago

8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greeece — A speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving eight dead, Greek authorities said. The coast guard said the incident occurred while the speedboat was carrying out “dangerous maneuvers” to try and evade a patrol vessel, causing migrants to fall into the sea. AP AUDIO: 8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat …

At least five dead after migrant boat capsizes near Greece
1 week, 2 days ago

At least five dead after migrant boat capsizes near Greece

The Independent  

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Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing
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1 week, 2 days ago

Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing

Hindustan Times  

ATHENS -At least five migrants drowned after their wooden boat capsized off Greece's southern island of Gavdos, the coastguard said on Saturday, and witnesses said many were still missing as search operations continued. Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing So far 39 men - most of them from Pakistan - have been rescued by …

5 migrants die, 40 go missing as boat capsizes off Greece coast
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1 week, 2 days ago

5 migrants die, 40 go missing as boat capsizes off Greece coast

Firstpost  

A huge rescue operation involving vessels and aircraft was under way in the sea south of the island of Gavdos, south of Crete, after the boat capsized shortly after midnight, the coastguard said Five migrants died early Saturday when a migrant boat sank off Crete, Greece’s coastguard said, leaving 40 people reportedly missing while 39 survivors were rescued. The boat …

UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece
3 weeks, 3 days ago

UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern at a rise in deaths of migrants trying to reach Greece by sea in small boats from Turkey, following two fatal shipwrecks this week. The UNHCR representative in Greece, Maria Clara Martin, said the migrant deaths “highlight the urgent need for long-term responses and safer and credible alternatives” for …

A migrant boat sinks near the Greek island of Samos, killing 6 children and 2 adults
4 weeks, 1 day ago

A migrant boat sinks near the Greek island of Samos, killing 6 children and 2 adults

Associated Press  

SAMOS, Greece — Eight people, including six children, died when a small boat carrying an unspecified number of migrants sank off the coast of the Greek island of Samos, officials said Monday. In a separate incident on a different island, an elderly man died as a group of 27 migrants made landfall in a small boat, the coast guard said. …

4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have recovered the bodies of four people from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes, while another 25 people have been found alive on land after a migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard while transferring them from Turkey to Greece, the coast guard said Wednesday. Survivors told authorities …

2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece
2 months, 1 week ago

2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece

The Independent  

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Attempts to cross the English Channel on small boats leave 4 migrants, including a child, dead
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Attempts to cross the English Channel on small boats leave 4 migrants, including a child, dead

The Independent  

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Hope fades after migrant boat sinks off Spanish island
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hope fades after migrant boat sinks off Spanish island

China Daily  

By Earle Gale in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-10-01 18:43 Flowers are seen during burial of a migrant in the El Mocanal cemetery, after the sinking of a migrant boat that killed at least nine people and left at least 48 missing, on the island of El Hierro, Spain on Sept 30. The Canary Island's regional president, …

12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks
2 months, 3 weeks ago

12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks

Hindustan Times  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's coast guard on Monday found 12 bodies of migrants, including three young children, off the Mediterranean coast, as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to Europe. 12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks The bodies were recovered after a boat carrying more than 50 people, mostly Tunisians, sank …

At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal
3 months ago

At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal

LA Times  

Senegalese youth gather around pirogues on the beach at dusk in Fass Boye, Senegal, Aug. 29, 2023. At least 30 bodies were found on a boat drifting off the coast of Senegal’s capital, the military said Monday, as the number of migrants leaving West Africa increases. The navy was informed of the vessel’s presence on Sunday evening and sent out …

Captain of migrant boat tragedy in Senegal turns himself in as death toll rises to 26
3 months, 1 week ago

Captain of migrant boat tragedy in Senegal turns himself in as death toll rises to 26

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The captain of a migrant boat that capsized off Senegal over the weekend was arrested, local authorities said Tuesday, as the death toll rose to 26. The death toll of the capsizing rose to 26, Senegal’s navy said on the social media platform X on Tuesday. In recent years, the number of migrants leaving West Africa through …

At least 4 migrants have died and others remain missing after a boat capsized off Senegal
3 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 4 migrants have died and others remain missing after a boat capsized off Senegal

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal over the weekend, leaving at least four people dead and several others missing, local authorities said on Monday. In recent years, the number of migrants leaving West Africa through Senegal has surged with many fleeing conflict, poverty and the lack of job opportunities. Last month, the Senegalese …

More than a dozen African migrants dead, over 150 missing after their boat capsized on way to Europe
4 months, 4 weeks ago

More than a dozen African migrants dead, over 150 missing after their boat capsized on way to Europe

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — More than a dozen migrants died and at least 150 others are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania on their way to Europe, the International Organization for Migration said, triggering a frantic search and rescue operation. There were 300 migrants on the boat that capsized on Monday near the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, and 120 have been …

More than a dozen migrants dead, 150 missing after their boat capsizes on way to Europe
4 months, 4 weeks ago

More than a dozen migrants dead, 150 missing after their boat capsizes on way to Europe

LA Times  

More than a dozen migrants died and at least 150 others are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania on their way to Europe, the International Organization for Migration said, triggering a frantic search-and-rescue operation. There were 300 migrants on the boat that capsized on Monday near the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, and 120 have been rescued by the Mauritanian Coast …

Thousands of migrant kids have reached the Canary Islands alone. Local officials want Spain’s help
5 months ago

Thousands of migrant kids have reached the Canary Islands alone. Local officials want Spain’s help

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — The children sometimes won’t stop crying. Health workers dealing with migrants arriving on Spain’s Canary Islands try to understand if the tears are from illness, injury or, as is often the case, from pure shock. “There’s no medicine for that,” said Inmaculada Mora Peces, a 54-year-old emergency doctor who treats migrants arriving on the island of El …

At least 89 Europe-bound migrants die after boat capsizes off Mauritania
5 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 89 Europe-bound migrants die after boat capsizes off Mauritania

The Independent  

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89 migrants dead at sea off Mauritania: Report
5 months, 2 weeks ago

89 migrants dead at sea off Mauritania: Report

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 90 migrants bound for Europe perished when their boat capsized earlier this week off the coast of Mauritania, the state news agency and a local official said Thursday, while dozens more remain missing. The report quoted survivors saying that the boat had set sail from the border of Senegal and Gambia with 170 passengers on board, bringing the number …

A predawn operation has rescued 77 migrants from a crippled yacht off Greece’s Aegean Sea islands
6 months ago

A predawn operation has rescued 77 migrants from a crippled yacht off Greece’s Aegean Sea islands

Associated Press  

A group of 77 migrants were rescued off a crippled sailing yacht after a large overnight operation in the southern Aegean Sea, Greek authorities said Monday. Nobody was reported missing or injured following the rescue between the islands of Amorgos and Astypalaia, Greece’s coast guard said. Three coast guard vessels, four merchant ships in the area and two smaller private …

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants
6 months ago

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants

China Daily  

A migrant saved from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday is assisted in Roccella Ionica, southern Italy. VALERIA FERRARO/AP The main opposition party in Greece has called for an inquiry after allegations made by the BBC that the actions of the country's coast guard service has led to the deaths of dozens of migrants over the past three years, with nine …

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants
6 months ago

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-19 09:19 A migrant saved from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday is assisted in Roccella Ionica, southern Italy. VALERIA FERRARO/AP The main opposition party in Greece has called for an inquiry after allegations made by the BBC that the actions of the country's coast guard service has led to …

At least 11 dead, several migrants missing in two shipwrecks off Italy
6 months ago

At least 11 dead, several migrants missing in two shipwrecks off Italy

The Hindu  

Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy's southern coast on Monday, United Nations' agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers evacuated dozens of suspected migrants but found 10 bodies trapped below the deck of a wooden boat off Italy’s tiny Lampedusa island, the German aid …

Baby found dead in migrant boat heading for Italy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Baby found dead in migrant boat heading for Italy

The Independent  

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Brazilian authorities bury deceased migrants who drifted in African boat to the Amazon
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Brazilian authorities bury deceased migrants who drifted in African boat to the Amazon

The Independent  

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Child among five migrants dead and 47 rescued in English Channel hours after Rwanda bill passed
8 months ago

Child among five migrants dead and 47 rescued in English Channel hours after Rwanda bill passed

The Independent  

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2 dead and 38 rescued from a migrant boat near Spain's Canary Islands
9 months, 1 week ago

2 dead and 38 rescued from a migrant boat near Spain's Canary Islands

The Independent  

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4 migrants are found dead and 64 are rescued as a Mauritanian boat reaches Spain’s Canary Islands
9 months, 2 weeks ago

4 migrants are found dead and 64 are rescued as a Mauritanian boat reaches Spain’s Canary Islands

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Four migrants were found dead and 64 were rescued when a boat from Mauritania reached Spain’s Canary Islands after a dangerous Atlantic journey from West Africa, Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service said. The migrants arrived on the island of El Hierro late on Tuesday evening, with the survivors including two women and nine minors, the service said. Nearly …

4 migrants are found dead and 64 are rescued as a Mauritanian boat reaches Spain's Canary Islands
9 months, 2 weeks ago

4 migrants are found dead and 64 are rescued as a Mauritanian boat reaches Spain's Canary Islands

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At least two dozen migrants died off Senegal's northern coast trying to reach Europe, say officials
9 months, 3 weeks ago

At least two dozen migrants died off Senegal's northern coast trying to reach Europe, say officials

The Independent  

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More than 20 dead in migrant shipwreck off Senegal
9 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 20 dead in migrant shipwreck off Senegal

New Indian Express  

DAKAR: Rescuers pulled more than 20 bodies from the sea off northern Senegal on Wednesday after a Europe-bound boat loaded with migrants sank, a regional governor told AFP, with fears rising for the missing. "A little more than 20 bodies" had been found, Saint-Louis regional governor Alioune Badara Samb said by telephone, adding that another 20 people had been saved. …

A child dies after being rescued off Cyprus with 59 other Syrian migrants
10 months, 4 weeks ago

A child dies after being rescued off Cyprus with 59 other Syrian migrants

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — One of the five children who were hospitalized in Cyprus after being rescued from a rickety boat carrying 60 Syrian migrants has died, officials said Thursday. The migrants, who were rescued early Wednesday by Cyprus police, apparently ran out of food and water after the boat had engine trouble during a six-day voyage from Lebanon, officials said. …

5 migrants killed in another tragedy on perilous sea crossing from France to Britain
11 months, 1 week ago

5 migrants killed in another tragedy on perilous sea crossing from France to Britain

Associated Press  

PARIS — Five people were found dead Sunday in another maritime drama involving migrants trying to cross the dangerous English Channel from northern France, authorities said. The boat carrying migrants was spotted early Sunday in difficulty off a beach in the French coastal village of Wimereux, according to the French maritime authorities for the English Channel and North Sea. The …

A record number of migrants have arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands this year. Most are from Senegal
1 year, 1 month ago

A record number of migrants have arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands this year. Most are from Senegal

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — A record number of migrants have made the treacherous boat journey on the Atlantic Ocean to Spain’s Canary Islands this year, and most of the 32,000 people are coming from Senegal. According to an Associated Press tally of figures released by Spain’s Interior Ministry and local emergency services, at least 32,029 people landed on the Canary Islands …

Migration from Senegal surges as more than 32,000 people have landed in Spain's Canary Islands
1 year, 1 month ago

Migration from Senegal surges as more than 32,000 people have landed in Spain's Canary Islands

The Independent  

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Record number of migrants arrived this year in Spain’s Canary Islands, most from Senegal
1 year, 1 month ago

Record number of migrants arrived this year in Spain’s Canary Islands, most from Senegal

LA Times  

Migrants crowd a wooden boat as they are towed to the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro on Saturday. A record number of migrants have made the treacherous boat journey on the Atlantic Ocean to Spain’s Canary Islands this year, and most of the 32,000 people are coming from Senegal. According to an Associated Press …

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece
1 year, 3 months ago

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece

News 18  

Five people including an 11-month girl died Monday and 54 people were rescued when two migrant boats sank off Greece, officials said. Four migrants died, including an eight-year-old boy and three girls, aged 11 months, eight years and 14 years, Marinakis said. Public broadcaster ERT said 1,100 people had arrived in Greece in August against 789 in July and 608 …

Scores of Senegalese migrants dead or missing after monthlong voyage for Spain
1 year, 4 months ago

Scores of Senegalese migrants dead or missing after monthlong voyage for Spain

LA Times  

More than 60 migrants are feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel off the Atlantic island of Cape Verde rescued a boat that started its journey a month ago with more than 100 aboard, authorities and migrant advocates said Thursday. The Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the vessel was a large fishing boat, called a pirogue, which had …

Cape Verde: Over 60 killed as boat with 100 Senegal migrants dare to cross world's most dangerous sea route
1 year, 4 months ago

Cape Verde: Over 60 killed as boat with 100 Senegal migrants dare to cross world's most dangerous sea route

India TV News  

In another tragic incident, over 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off Cape Verde in West Africa, BBC reported on Thursday. Citing authorities and migrant advocates, the news agency The Associated Press reported that the boat departed on July 10 from Senegal with more than 100 migrants. The Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders …

Dozens of Senegalese migrants are dead or missing after their boat is rescued with 38 survivors
1 year, 4 months ago

Dozens of Senegalese migrants are dead or missing after their boat is rescued with 38 survivors

The Independent  

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Dozens of Senegalese migrants are dead or missing after their boat is rescued with 38 survivors
1 year, 4 months ago

Dozens of Senegalese migrants are dead or missing after their boat is rescued with 38 survivors

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Dozens of migrants headed for Spain are believed missing and feared dead after coast guards off the Atlantic Island of Cabo Verde rescued 38 people on a boat that had left Senegal in West Africa over one month ago with more than 100 aboard, authorities and migrant advocates said. Senegal’s foreign affairs ministry said the boat was …

Italy probes a migrant boat disaster that left 41 feared dead. Four survivors tell a harrowing tale
1 year, 4 months ago

Italy probes a migrant boat disaster that left 41 feared dead. Four survivors tell a harrowing tale

Associated Press  

ROME — An Italian prosecutor investigating last week’s capsizing that left 41 migrants feared dead in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday denounced Tunisia-based smugglers who launch boats so badly built that they quickly take on water, overturn or break apart. The boat the survivors set off in is the type hastily soldered together with pieces of iron by smugglers in …

Italy: 41 migrants killed in shipwreck near Lampedusa Island
1 year, 4 months ago

Italy: 41 migrants killed in shipwreck near Lampedusa Island

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, at least forty-one migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island, BBC reported quoting ANSA news agency. For years, migrants have taken to smugglers’ unseaworthy vessels to make the risky crossing of the Mediterranean to try to reach southern European shores in hopes of being granted asylum or finding family or jobs, especially …

At least 300 migrants missing at sea near Spain's Canary Islands, says aid group
1 year, 5 months ago

At least 300 migrants missing at sea near Spain's Canary Islands, says aid group

India Today  

At least 300 people who were traveling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain's Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant aid group Walking Borders said on Sunday. Two boats, one carrying about 65 people and the other with between 50 and 60 on board, have been missing for 15 days since they left Senegal to try to reach Spain, Helena …

300 migrants bound to Spain's Canary Islands go missing at Atlantic Ocean
1 year, 5 months ago

300 migrants bound to Spain's Canary Islands go missing at Atlantic Ocean

India TV News  

Three boats carrying over 300 irregular migrants suddenly went missing in the Atlantic Ocean, said migrant aid group Walking Borders on Sunday, prompting a frantic search by authorities. Walking Borders spokesperson Helena Maleno informed that the boats had embarked from Senegal 15 days ago towards the Canary Islands in Spain, reported Anadolu Agency. Last year, as many as 559 irregular …

More than 950 migrants died while trying to reach Spain by sea in first 6 months of 2023, group says
1 year, 5 months ago

More than 950 migrants died while trying to reach Spain by sea in first 6 months of 2023, group says

Associated Press  

MADRID — At least 951 migrants have died while trying to reach Spain by sea in the first six months of 2023, a Spanish migrant rights group said Thursday. It said in a report issued Thursday that official Spanish figures show fewer boats arrived in the first six months, but that 13 more people died than in the first six …

Two found dead off Moroccan coast after rubber dinghy carrying dozens of migrants sinks
1 year, 6 months ago

Two found dead off Moroccan coast after rubber dinghy carrying dozens of migrants sinks

Associated Press  

MADRID — The bodies of a man and a child were retrieved from waters off the western coast of Morocco and 24 people were rescued after a rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank, Spain’s Maritime Rescue service said Wednesday. A Spanish Maritime Rescue spokesperson, who was not authorized to be named in the media, told The Associated Press that the service …

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing
1 year, 7 months ago

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing

Associated Press  

ROME — With the return of calm seas, migrant smugglers launched dozens of boats from Tunisia during the weekend and some 1,200 people ended up on a tiny Italian island while several were reported missing at sea, the Italian Coast Guard said Monday. In one shipwreck some 20 nautical miles off Lampedusa island coast guard and border police vessels said …

Death toll at 64 and dozens missing after migrant boat breaks apart off Italian coast
1 year, 9 months ago

Death toll at 64 and dozens missing after migrant boat breaks apart off Italian coast

LA Times  

Italian Red Cross volunteers and coast guard officials recover a body after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas off southern Italy. The death toll rose to at least 64 in the migrant tragedy off Italy’s southern coast after rescue crews recovered several more bodies Monday, driving home once again the desperate and dangerous boat crossings of people seeking …

Children and women among 64 dead as migrant boat hits rocks near Italy
1 year, 9 months ago

Children and women among 64 dead as migrant boat hits rocks near Italy

CNN  

CNN — At least 64 people including children and women died after a wooden boat carrying migrants from Turkey broke apart on rocks off the coast of Calabria on Sunday, Italian authorities said. The first three bodies washed up on the beach near Staccato di Cutro in southern Italy around 4:40 a.m. local time Sunday. “It is criminal to launch …

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