More than 3,000 people died or went missing trying to reach Europe via Mediterranean or Atlantic sea routes last year, according to the UN refugee agency.
Migrants in a wooden boat waiting to be rescued by members of the NGO Open Arms in March off the coast of Libya. Photo: Antonio Sempere/Europa Press via Getty Images
More than 3,000 people died or went missing trying to reach Europe via Mediterranean or Atlantic sea routes last year, the UN refugee agency said in aThe figure is nearly double the number from the previous year, when 1,776 asylum seekers, refugees and others were reported dead or missing while trying to cross central and western Mediterranean routes or the northwest African maritime route to the Canary Islands, the agency added.What they're saying: "in Geneva Friday.
"Most of the sea crossings took place in packed, unseaworthy, inflatable boats — many of which capsized or were deflated, leading to the loss of life," Mantoo added.Pandemic-related border restrictions continued to result in many "desperate refugees and migrants turning to smugglers to facilitate these perilous journeys," UNHCR said.
The agency warned that "continued political instability and conflicts, deteriorating socioeconomic conditions as well as the impact of climate change may increase displacement and dangerous onward movement."
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