UN migration agency assists survivors of Djibouti shipwreck
Apr 26, 2024, at 05:24 pm
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is offering medical care, food, shelter and psychosocial support to 33 migrants who survived a shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti on Monday, as local authorities continue search and rescue operations.
Forty-one migrants die in shipwreck off Italian island
Aug 09, 2023, at 08:15 pm
A shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa has left 41 migrants dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
Deadly shipwreck in Italy must trigger action to save lives, UN officials say
Feb 27, 2023, at 09:51 pm
New York: The UN chief and agencies serving refugees and migrants urgently called for safer travel routes and bolstered rescue operations following a deadly shipwreck that left at least 45 dead on Sunday off the coast of Crotone, Italy.
Shipwreck on Italy's southern coast leaves 30 migrants, including babies, dead
Feb 26, 2023, at 11:31 pm
Over 30 migrants, including babies, died after the boat in which they were travelling sank in rough seas off southern Italy, media reports said on Sunday.
Three separate shipwrecks leave dozens dead and more missing
Dec 29, 2021, at 04:52 pm
New York: At least 31 people lost their lives in three separate shipwrecks over the course of four days last week in the Aegean Sea, and an unknown number are still missing, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
2020’s deadliest shipwreck so far, sees 140 migrants perish off Senegalese coast
Oct 30, 2020, at 05:04 pm
New York: In the deadliest shipwreck recorded so far this year, at least 140 people have drowned after a vessel carrying around 200 migrants sank off the Senegalese coast, the UN migration agency confirmed on Thursday.
Ferry capsizes in Dhaka, 25 bodies recovered
Jun 29, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Dhaka/UNI: At least 25 people drowned and several were missing after a ferry carrying around 100 passengers capsized in Buriganga river adjacent to Dhaka’s Shyambazar on Monday morning.
More than 80 people feared drowned in Tunisia shipwreck: UNHCR
Jul 05, 2019, at 10:16 am
Geneva, Jul 5 (Xinhua/UNI) More than 80 people are feared drowned following a boat disaster off Tunisia, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.