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According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), between 1st January and 1st June 2024, 282 people died attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean area. A further 449 were recorded as missing
The Doctors Without Borders NGO rescue ship, Geo Barents, recovered the bodies of 11 people who died at sea while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe recently.
According to an MSF post on X, the GeoBarents received an alert from the crew on board the SeaBird, the Sea Watch NGO rescue plane, who spotted bodies of people floating at sea. They moved to the area then started recovering the bodies of the victims. They said the recovery operation lasted 9 hours. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), between 1st January and 1st June 2024, 282 people died attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean area. A further 449 were recorded as missing.
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A total of 7,059 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in the same period, according to IOM. Data from the Italian Interior Ministry show the number of migrants arriving in Italy is way down compared to the same period last year. The latest figures indicate that 21,574 people have arrived in Italy via boat so far this year, compared to 51,628 during the same period in 2023.
