Tragic record numbers: Over 10,000 migrants die on flight to Europe

Tragic record numbers: Over 10,000 migrants die on flight to Europe

Kanarische Inseln, Spanien - In 2023 there was a shattering wave of deaths among migrants who desperately wanted to get to Europe. According to the human rights organization Caminando Fronteras, more than 10,457 migrants were killed to Spain during their dangerous crossing or registered as missing. This represents an alarming increase of more than 50 percent compared to the previous year and has been the highest value since the beginning of the records in 2007. "More than 10,400 dead or missing people in a single year are an unacceptable tragedy," said the founder Helena Maleno. Most victims come from Africa, but also from Iraq and Pakistan. The balance sheet on the Atlantic route between Africa and the Canary Islands is particularly dramatic, where 9,757 deaths were recorded, as dw.com made clear.

particularly dramatic individual fates