International Desk: The trend of going to Europe by crossing the dangerous route in the hope of a better life is not stopping in any way. Thousands of refugees and migrants are constantly losing their lives, especially while crossing the Mediterranean Sea.
Nearly 3,800 people lost their lives on dangerous routes across the Middle East and North Africa last year, the highest death toll in 2022 since 2017. The International Organization for Migration recorded the deaths of 3,789 migrants on sea and land routes in the region in 2022.
Their route includes the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert. In 2017, a maximum of 4,255 migrant deaths were recorded on this route. On June 14, a boat carrying migrants and refugees sank off the southern coast of Greece. The death toll has risen to 78. More than a hundred have been recovered from there. These migrants use the Mediterranean as a common route from Libya to Europe.
Immigrants often try to cross Europe by risking their lives. There are frequent reports of accidents.
