Hundreds dead in migrant boat disaster

Hundreds of people are feared dead after a fishing vessel carrying migrants from North Africa to Italy capsized and sank off Greece, in one of the most deadly accidents to occur in the Mediterranean


MEDITERRANEAN ARRIVALS OF MIGRANTS IN 2023 (as of Jun 11)

Atlantic Ocean
SPAIN 10,361
MOROCCO
ITALY 54,205
Mediterranean Sea
ALGERIA
TUNISIA
MALTA 92
LIBYA
GREECE 6,498
Pylos 
Tobruk
Black Sea
TURKEY
CYPRUS 1,622
EGYPT

Main migration routes

Total arrivals: 72,778
Dead/missing: 1,037 est.


Jun 14: Boat sailing from Tobruk, Libya, sinks 80km south-west of Greek port of Pylos. At least 78 bodies found so far. More than 100 people rescued

Initial reports suggest up to 400 people were on board, UN says. Survivors say more than 100 children were in ship’s hold


Image of boat before it went down


Picture: Hellenic Coast Guard
Sources: International Organization for Migration, UNHCR, Reuters
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