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About 30 people are feared dead after a migrant boat capsized off Crete
About 30 migrants are feared dead after their boat capsized amid high winds, marking the deadliest Mediterranean crossing start in 2026, the International Organization for Migration said.
- On Saturday, a migrant boat carrying about 50 migrants capsized 20 nautical miles off Kali Limenes, leaving about 30 people feared dead, Greek authorities and the IOM said Monday.
- The vessel left Tobruk, Libya on February 19, survivors said, and there were high winds in the area Saturday, while the IOM warned trafficking and smuggling networks exploit migrants.
- Four patrol boats and passing ships continued searching Monday after three men and a woman's body were recovered over Saturday and Sunday.
- Authorities arrested two Sudanese men as suspected traffickers, while the IOM urged increased regional cooperation and strengthened search-and-rescue operations.
- Just two months into 2026, at least 606 migrants have been reported dead or missing along the Mediterranean route, marking the deadliest start since IOM began recording in 2014.
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Hundreds of small boat migrants crossing Mediterranean dead or missing in 'deadliest start to a year'
At least 606 migrants attempting to reach Europe have been reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean the last two months marking the "deadliest start to a year" in over a decade.The number includes more than 30 people who are feared dead or missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Greece in severe weather over the weekend, the International Organisation for Migration said (IOM).The boat had departed from Tobruk, Libya, on February …
IOM warned that trafficking and smuggling networks take advantage of dangerous crossings in unsafe boats, exposing migrants to "serious abuses" and security risks.
It is the deadliest start to a year since IOM began tracking such data in 2014.
At least 606 migrants dead or missing in Med since start of 2026
At least 606 migrants have been reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean Sea since the start of 2026, the UN migration agency said on Monday. "This marks the deadliest start to a year in the Mediterranean since IOM began recording such data in 2014," the UN's International Organization for Migration said. A spokesperson for the organisation added that at least 30 people were missing after a vessel capsized off Crete on Saturday as they head…
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