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More than 40 migrants die in boat wreck off Italy
ROME - More than 40 migrants, including a baby just a few months old, died after their overloaded boat sank early on Sunday in stormy seas off Italy's southern Calabria region, rescue services said. "At the current time, 80 people have been recovered alive, including some who managed to reach the shore after the sinking,"
Hundreds of migrants set off from Honduras toward US border
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Some 600 migrants hoping to reach the United States set off in a caravan Saturday from the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula. Hundreds of young men, women and children, most from Nicaragua, Honduras and Cuba, had gathered overnight and early morning at the city’s central bus station.…
More than 28,000 migrants crossed the Channel in 2021, a record
IMMIGRATION - La traversée est périlleuse, mais le nombre de personnes exilées rêvant de rejoindre l’Angleterre depuis la côte française ne faiblit pas. En 2021, au moins 28.395 personnes ont traversé la Manche à bord de petites embarcations, un record, a indiqué l’agence de presse britannique PA sur base de chiffres obtenus auprès du ministère…
International Migrants Day – migrants stepping up in the COVID-19 response
On International Migrants Day 2021, WHO/Europe is showing the many ways refugees and migrants are contributing to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Many migrants across Europe are working on the frontlines in hospitals and care homes for older people, while others have stepped up and started volunteering. Every day, they are supporting health systems and communities…