3,000 drowned on their way to Europe last year: UN
Attempts to cross the Mediterranean and the Atlantic to Europe have increased significantly in recent years. The last 3,006 people went missing in this perilous journey.
Every year, immigrants try to enter different countries of Europe by crossing the sea at great risk. Many die every year by drowning in the sea to cross this unfavorable path. Yet the desperate attempt to enter Europe is not stopping, but growing.
The United Nations says more than 3,000 people drowned in the Mediterranean and Atlantic Oceans in 2021, more than double the previous year. News AFP.
A report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday called for immediate action to stop the deaths of refugees, asylum seekers and other refugees on their way to Europe.
According to the UN report, 3,008 people went missing while crossing the Mediterranean and the Atlantic last year, up from 1,544 in 2020.
Shabia Manto, a spokeswoman for UNHCR, told reporters in Geneva on Friday that "an additional 48 people have died or gone missing at sea earlier this year."
The report further states that in 2021, 1,924 people went missing or died in the waters of the Central and Western Mediterranean. Another 1,153 people have died on another North African waterway across the Canary Islands.
Manto said: "Most of the voyages have been made in rubber boats, many of which have sunk and lost their lives."
Most of the voyages are from the coasts of West Africa like Mauritania and Senegal. Voyages from these two countries to the Canary Islands are more dangerous.
Manto said it sometimes takes up to 10 days to cross the road. "Many boats on this route to Europe have been misplaced or lost without a trace," Manto said.
The UNHCR report described the waterway as "extremely dangerous." The UNHCR has warned that the Kovid-19 epidemic and desperate migrants could take a dangerous route because of the border closure.
The United Nations has warned that political instability and war, as well as climate change, could increase the risk of leaving the country.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed for help to stop this dangerous journey and save people from human trafficking.
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