Dozens of migrants die in 2025 when gaps in ships die before Tunisia
Dozens of migrants die in 2025 when gaps in ships die before Tunisia
On Wednesday, at least 27 people died according to the state television station Tunisia TV after two boats with migrants have dropped off the coast of Tunisia. The ships transported Africans from countries south of the Sahara. According to reports, about 83 people were saved three miles in front of Alataya on the Kerken islands in Tunisia, where the boats have dropped.
growing number of ship breaks and victims
On Thursday, the Red Cross CNN announced that there have been at least four shipping gap in the region in the past seven days, in which a total of 84 lives were requested. Three boats of Tunisia broke of these disasters, one came from Libya.
Unicef report on deaths in the Mediterranean
This happens after Unicef announced on Wednesday that more than 2,200 people died in the Mediterranean in 2024. This number includes "hundreds of children who make up a fifth of all migrants in the Mediterranean," according to Unicef's explanation. The majority of these children flee from violent conflicts and poverty.
The tragedy in front of Lampedusa
A boat off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, with more than 20 people, including women and children, dropped just a few hours before midnight on New Year's Eve. Among the seven survivors there is an 8-year-old child whose mother is considered missing.
lampedusa - a dangerous destination
lampedusa is an Italian island in the Mediterranean, which is much closer to the coast of Tunisia than the Italian mainland or the island of Sicily. Many people from North Africa who want to go to Europe choose the trip to Lampedusa, as this means a shorter way than the mainland.
statistics on migrants in the Mediterranean
A total of at least 31.184 migrants in the Mediterranean have died or disappeared since 2014 according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Most of these incidents took place on the central Mediterranean route on which migrants tried to get from North Africa to Italy or Malta.
According to the Italian government, a total of 66,317 migrants ended up in Italy in 2024, which represents a decline compared to 157,651 in 2023 and 105.131 in 2022. The majority of these migrants come from Bangladesh, Syria or Tunisia.stable number of victims despite falling migration
Despite these declines, the deaths and missing figures in the Mediterranean have largely constant in recent years, according to the IOM. Around 3.155 people died or disappeared in 2023, while in 2022 the number was 2.411.
alarm by human rights organizations
The support service Alarm Phone announced on Thursday: "In the last few days and weeks there have been many fatal incidents along the migration routes in the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean."
"While people in Europe and elsewhere enjoy the holidays and the turn of the year, Europe's borders continue to kill. We mourn all those who have lost their lives and are in solidarity with their relatives," said a spokesman for the organization.
Unicef demands protection for children
UNICEF asked the governments separately to prioritize the protection of children, among other things through “coordinated search and rescue campaigns, safe disembarkings, community-based admission and access to asylum services.”"The governments must tackle the causes of migration and support the integration of families into the receiving communities to ensure that the rights of the children are protected in every phase of their trip," it continues.
Italy's measures to contain migration
The right -wing government of Italy tries to find different ways to reduce the number of migrants who are looking for refuge on their coasts. In October, 16 migrants who had traveled to Italy were used for editing in Central
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) described the opening of these centers as a "dark day for the EU's asylum and migration policy" and hopes that the Albanian protocol will not serve as a model for others.
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