In 2024, 10,000 migrants have died or gone missing on the way to Spain. Caminando Fronteras, a Spanish migrant rights organization, reports that 10,547 migrants have perished or gone missing while attempting to reach Spain. The organization made this announcement on Thursday (December 28). The findings were reported by the French news agency AFP.
In 2024, 10,000 migrants have : The organization noted that the number of missing migrants has climbed by more than 50% since 2023. According to the organization’s “Right to Life 2024” report, an average of 30 individuals die each day while attempting to enter Spain, which is a record.
According to the study, at least 421 of the deceased were women, while 1,538 were children or minors. In 2023, an average of 18 people died per day.
“Right to Live”
Caminando Fronteras argued that the responsibility to rescue individuals in danger and prioritize the “right to live” is being overlooked in relation to boat capsizes and migrant deaths at sea. Instead, there is a larger emphasis on regulating migration.
In a statement, the organization’s founder, Helena Maleno, stated, “These numbers of deaths highlight the profound failures of our rescue and protection systems.” She continued, in reference to the disappearance of nearly 10,400 persons in a single year, “This tragedy is unacceptable.”
The Dangerous Sea Route
Caminando Fronteras has selected the Atlantic route as the most perilous of the water routes to Spain. This year, 9,757 people have died along this path. The number of deaths has also climbed along the voyage from Mauritania to Spain’s Canary Islands. Additionally, the Mediterranean trip from Algeria is rated as one of the most dangerous, with 517 lives lost along the way.
According to Spain’s Ministry of the Interior, more over 57,700 migrants landed in Spain by boat as of December 15 of this year. This figure is up 12% from the same period previous year.
The majority of these migrants used the Atlantic route.
