Tunisian coast guard recovers four bodies
In the last few days, Tunisian authorities have recovered the bodies of at least 16 migrants. On Monday, the coast guard said it had retrieved the bodies of four migrants.
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'Mother's Words': Poetry to heal pain for relatives of those missing in Mediterranean
Tunisian mothers whose children went missing when trying to cross the Mediterranean will gather on June 18 to tell their stories, as part of the Migrant Stories project by the Italian poet Laura Fusco.
30 minors go missing in Italy each day - with the majority being foreign nationals
A total of 3,589 children have disappeared in Italy so far this year, the Italian government said on International Missing Children's Day on Wednesday. Only one third of those missing are Italian nationals.
Ukraine war puts spotlight on Red Cross service to find missing people
Wars and natural disasters tear families apart worldwide. The German Red Cross tries to put them back in touch.
Canary Islands: 72 rescued, at least 28 missing
Over the last two days, Spanish marine rescue services reported that they rescued 72 migrants from two separate boats. At least 28 are thought to still be missing from another boat found about 120 kilometers south of Gran Canaria.
Missing migrants: A family's lonely search for a lost brother
More than three months ago, a young Afghan man named Banochai Elham went missing in the mountains in the far northwest of Iran. He had left Afghanistan with the help of a smuggler, in the hope of reaching Turkey. In an open letter his brother expressed his desperation. While there are organizations committed to tracing those who go missing on migration journeys, many families are forced to search alone.
Libya: At least four people die in latest shipwreck
A shipwreck off Libya on Monday has left at least 14 people missing, four people dead, and just two people rescued. Nearly 500 migrants and refugees have died attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean so far this year.
Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children missing in Austria
The Austrian government has released figures showing that nearly 4,500 unaccompanied children who applied for asylum in Austria last year have disappeared. There are fears that many are at risk from human traffickers.
Bodies of 25 people found on Tunisia coast
The bodies of 25 people were washed up on the coast of Tunisia over the weekend. According to the UN Migration Agency IOM, the migrants had probably been in a boat carrying about 60 migrants.
Death toll on Mediterranean Route continues to rise
At least 70 migrants have been reported dead or missing off the Libyan coast in the past two weeks. Meanwhile, about 3,100 people have been intercepted at sea and returned to Libya.
Record high number of migrants are dying on the way to the Canary Islands
More than 4,000 African migrants died in 2021 while trying to reach the Canary Islands by boat, according to some sources. There have never been so many deaths as now, aid workers are saying.
19 presumed dead after migrant boat capsizes off eastern Libya
Libya's coast guard has said that at least 19 people are missing and are presumed dead after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the east coast of Libya over the weekend. The vessel reportedly carried around two dozen mostly Egyptian migrants.