Event Brief
2025 Deadliest Year for Red Sea Migrants, Says IOM
Filed: Mar 25, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
Summary: The IOM reports that deaths and disappearances on the Red Sea migrant route doubled to 922 in 2025.
WHO: IOM
WHAT: Reported increase in migrant deaths
WHEN: Mar 25, 2026 at 11:01 AM ET
WHERE: Red Sea
WHY: The number of people who died or went missing on this route doubled.
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