More than 3,000 people died trying to reach Spain throughout 2025, an NGO said on Monday. The Caminando Fronteras group said that 3,090 people had died this year, representing a significant increase in deaths on the route from Algeria to the Balearic Islands. The Right to Life Monitoring 2025 report published on Monday indicates that of the 3,090 deaths, 192 were women and 437 were minors. Caminando Fronteras loggeda record of more than 10,000 deaths at sea on the way to Spain in 2024. This year's figures represent a drop in migrant arrivals from North Africa to the Canary Islands, one of the world's deadliest crossings for migrants hoping to reach the EU.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 29, 2025 18:09 UTC