00:00 More than 2,400 people have died or disappeared while trying to cross the Mediterranean since
00:06 the start of the year. A harrowing figure that has already surpassed the number of people
00:10 who died or went missing during all of 2022. That is according to the International Organization
00:15 for Migration, which tracks the number of fatalities on migration routes around the
00:19 world. The UN agency also reports that 2023 is the deadliest year for migration on Mediterranean
00:26 routes since 2018. The Central Mediterranean is the deadliest known migration route in
00:30 the world and where the most disappearances have occurred. These figures come as more
00:35 than 1,000 people have died in the Americas this year. Over the past two decades, the
00:42 border crossing between Mexico and the United States has become the site of a grave humanitarian
00:46 crisis. Many of the victims on the border have drowned in the Rio Grande and surrounding
00:53 canals. Other deaths were due to the harsh environment and lack of shelter, food and
00:59 water.
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