International Organization for Migration

A least 8 people have died trying to cross the English Channel, French authorities say

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A least 8 people have died trying to cross the English Channel, French authorities say

French gendarme used a tractor to pull a damaged migrants’ boat after a failed attempt to cross the English Channel that led to the death of 8 people near the beach of Ambleteuse, northern France on September 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the … Read more

61 migrants drown in shipwreck off Libya

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61 migrants drown in shipwreck off Libya

Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said. IOM, in a post on social media platform X, quoted survivors as saying the boat, carrying around 86 people, departed the Libyan city of Zwara, about 110 km (68 miles) from the capital, Tripoli. … Read more