Tens of thousands of migrants undertaking dangerous journeys in search of greener pastures throughout the world are dead or missing, according to an AP tally - nearly doubling estimates from the N's International Organization for Migration (IOM).
At least 56,800 migrants worldwide have simply vanished since 2014 by AP's count - eclipsing the IOM's October 1 estimate of around 28,500. This year alone, the IOM has documented over 1,900 deaths in and around the Mediterranean.
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Update #1: 56,800 migrant dead and missing: 'They are human beings' (Daily Mail/AP)
Update #2: AP finds almost 4,900 migrants headed to Europe go missing (FOX News/AP)
Update #3: Missing migrants, lost and dead: AP methodology (AP)
WNU Editor: As horrific as these numbers are, I cannot help but feel that they are still underestimating the real numbers.
4 comments:
People smuggling is dangerous for both employee and client.
Does throwing away or destroying any form of identification enable one to be classified as missing?
How many ended up in Muslim slave markets of Libya?
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