At least 606 migrants died crossing the Mediterranean Sea between January and late February, marking an unprecedented death toll for the period, according to the International Organization for Migration, which warned the actual number may be considerably higher due to unverified missing persons reports. The UN agency attributed the spike to expanded trafficking networks and called for safe migration pathways, while the European Union emphasized efforts to reduce irregular arrivals through faster asylum processing and offshore processing hubs.
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At least 606 migrants died crossing the Mediterranean Sea between January and late February, marking an unprecedented death toll for the period, according to the International Organization for Migration, which warned the actual number may be considerably higher due to unverified missing persons reports. The UN agency attributed the spike to expanded trafficking networks and called for safe migration pathways, while the European Union emphasized efforts to reduce irregular arrivals through faster asylum processing and offshore processing hubs.