Death toll rises off Djibouti coast, IOM returns stranded migrants from Yemen
The UN migration agency IOM says the death toll has risen to 42 after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti. Sixteen children were among the dead.
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Eight dead, search continues for missing after boat capsizes off Canary Islands
At least eight people have died and searches are continuing for at least one person believed to be missing after a boat capsized and sank off the Spanish Canary Islands on Tuesday evening.
Greek authorities arrest father of dead migrant child
A father whose son drowned on the weekend in an attempt to reach Samos by boat was arrested on suspicion of endangering a life. News agency AP reported that father and son were among a group of 25 migrants who set off from Turkey to the Greek Aegean Islands.
Senegal: At least 140 perish in deadliest shipwreck of the year
At least 140 people have drowned after a boat carrying around 200 migrants sank off the Senegalese coast, according to the UN migration agency. The shipwreck is the deadliest so far this year.
Four migrants die as boat capsizes in English Channel
French rescue boats and a Belgian helicopter were called when a migrant boat was seen in distress off the coastal town of Dunkirk. Two children and two adults have died, officials said.
Egypt town fears worst for local men lost en route to Europe
Thousands of desperate migrants bound for Europe have perished in the Mediterranean Sea. In one impoverished Egyptian town, families fear that 15 of their sons are among the dead.
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.
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.