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U.N. Warns Nearly 1,000 Asylum Seekers Have Died Attempting to Cross Mediterranean in 2026

HeadlineApr 10, 2026

The United Nations migration agency warns over 180 people are feared dead or missing in the latest shipwrecks on the Mediterranean, including more than 80 migrants who went missing when their boat capsized on Sunday after departing from Libya. The International Organization for Migration reports nearly 1,000 people have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean into Europe since January — one of the deadliest starts to a year since record keeping began.

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