Dozens of migrants feared dead in Lake Van, Turkey
Up to 60 migrants remain missing after a boat capsized on Lake Van in south-eastern Turkey over the weekend. So far, only six bodies have been recovered from the site.
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More than 50 migrants died in shipwreck near Tunisia
The number of bodies recovered from a shipwreck off Tunisia has risen to 53. The African country is both a transit country for migrants from other African countries and a source of Europe-bound migrants.
Shipwrecks off Tunisian coast: One dead, six missing
The Tunisian coast guard rescued around 80 migrants in two separate operations on Saturday. One body was retrieved, six people are missing. The shipwrecks happened amid a new wave of dangerous attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
85 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean
Frontex said Sunday it is searching for a rubber dinghy that went missing after it set sail from Libya to Italy. The boat is believed to be carrying around 85 migrants. International organizations and NGOs fear the boat has capsized.
At least 8 dead, dozens missing after migrant boat capsizes between Morocco and Spain
At least eight migrants are dead and another 24 are missing after a boat, thought to have been carrying between 90 and 100 migrants, capsized within sight of Spain’s southern coast just before dawn on December 16.
Mauritanian coast guard intercepts boat carrying around 190 migrants, IOM says
A boat carrying around 190 migrants was intercepted by the Mauritanian coast guard on Friday, the UN migration agency said. This comes less than two days after 63 migrants drowned when their vessel sank in the same waters en route from The Gambia. The country's president has vowed to crack down on people traffickers.
Dozens killed as migrant boat sinks off Mauritania coast
At least 150 people were on board the migrant vessel that departed from Gambia at the end of November. 83 who were on board swam to shore.
Migrant boat capsizes near Sicily, at least 13 dead
A boat carrying some 50 migrants from Tunisia and West Africa has sunk off the coast of the island of Lampedusa, south of Sicily. The Italian coast guard has rescued 22 people so far, but it has also recovered at least 13 bodies.
100 feared dead in shipwreck off Libya
A boat packed with over 100 migrants is feared to have sunk off the Libyan coast. A local fisherman contacted the distress hotline Alarmphone and said he rescued 3 people and saw many dead bodies in the water.
Family of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi reject new film featuring Steven Seagal
The family of Aylan Kurdi have denounced a Turkish movie based on his life and death at sea. Images of the drowned toddler's body sent shockwaves around the world when he died.
Several migrants dead in Aegean Sea
Eight people died after a boat carrying migrants sank near the Greek island of Kos Monday morning. A search and rescue operation is ongoing.
Migrant baby and mother found dead off Canary Islands
A woman and a baby drowned near the Canary Island of Gran Canaria last week. A second woman is still missing from the boat the migrants were traveling on.