The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that nearly 100 migrants have died or disappeared in the central and eastern Mediterranean since the beginning of 2024, more than double the toll recorded last year during the same period. This marks the deadliest year for migrants at sea in Europe since 2016. Additionally, a senior Ethiopian official stated that at least 372 people have died in two northern Ethiopian regions from drought-induced hunger in the last six months.
⚠️ ETHIOPIAN OFFICIAL: AT LEAST 372 DEATHS DUE TO HUNGER IN TWO REGIONS IN LAST SIX MONTHS (Reuters) At least 372 people have died in two northern Ethiopian regions from drought-induced hunger in the last six months, a senior government official said on Wednesday, adding to the… https://t.co/FiNjBrARVs
Mediterranean migrant crisis intensifies: January sees double the toll in fatal crossings https://t.co/pqWE6CjlcK https://t.co/Fn8QZMkFSx
⚠️ TWO MIGRANTS FOUND DEAD, 57 RESCUED OFF GREEK ISLAND (Reuters) Greece rescued 57 migrants and recovered the bodies of two people, a woman and a man, close to a rocky shore on the island of Lesbos, the coastguard said on Wednesday. The migrants reached shore on Monday…
Nearly 400 Ethiopians have died of starvation recently. Millions more need food aid https://t.co/WHNK64CCHv
Only a small fraction of millions of needy people in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region are receiving food aid, according to an aid memo seen by The Associated Press, more than one month after aid agencies resumed deliveries of grain following a lengthy... https://t.co/LZt4UWdgx3
Nearly 100 people have died or disappeared crossing the Central and Eastern Mediterranean so far this year, the International Organization for Migration @UNmigration said on Monday https://t.co/DTOC5y9XgS
Nearly 25 000 boat migrants made the journey from Africa to the Canary Islands in 2023. The Spanish government regularly flies them to mainland Spain to make sure that asylum centers on islands don’t become too overcrowded. 🇪🇸 https://t.co/xg84BNXQhZ
Nearly 100 people have died or disappeared in the Central & Eastern Mediterranean since the start of the year, @UNmigration reports. This is more than 2x the number for the same period in 2023, the deadliest year for migrants at sea in #Europe since 2016. https://t.co/Kx1SLN21rj
⚠️ NEARLY 100 DEAD OR MISSING MIGRANTS IN MEDITERRANEAN SO FAR IN 2024 -IOM (Reuters) Nearly 100 migrants have died or disappeared in the central and eastern Mediterranean since the beginning of 2024, more than double the toll recorded last year during the same period, the U.N.…