This is more than double the toll recorded last year during the same period. GENEVA: Nearly 100 migrants have died or disappeared in the central and eastern Mediterranean since the beginning of 2024, more than double the toll recorded last year during the same period, the UN migration agency said on Monday. IOM’s Missing Migrants Project found that 3,041 migrants were dead or went missing in the Mediterranean last year – a significant increase over the 2,411 toll in 2022. Earlier this month, some 40 Tunisian migrants went missing after setting off in a boat toward the Italian coast. Tunisia has replaced Libya as a main departure point for Mediterranean crossings for people fleeing poverty and conflict.
