Over 3,000 people die on migratory routes despite COVID-19 related travel restrictions: IOM
Adjust font size: GENEVA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Friday that as of Dec. 17, the IOM had recorded 3,174 deaths on migratory routes worldwide this year, compared to 5,327 in 2019. In a statement issued to mark International Migrants Day, which falls on Dec. 18 every year, IOM said that despite COVID-19 and the related travel restrictions, tens of thousands of people continued to leave their homes and embark on dangerous journeys across deserts and seas. While the overall number of people known to have lost their lives in 2020 was lower than ...
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