Geneva, Jan 26, 2026 (AFP) - UN fears hundreds of migrants missing or dead in Med shipwrecks since start of 2026

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Hundreds of migrants may be missing at sea or feared dead following reports of multiple deadly shipwrecks in the central Mediterranean in recent days, the UN's migration agency warned Monday. "In just the first weeks of 2026, hundreds of people are already feared to be missing, pending the outcome of ongoing searches for currently missing boats," the International Organization for Migration said in a statement. nl/rjm/rmb ...

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