More than 1,300 migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish coast in 2026, says NGO
- More than 1,300 migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish coast in the first five months of 2026, according to the NGO Caminando Fronteras.
- The report states that 1,317 deaths include 142 women, 129 children, and 27 boats lost with everyone on board.
- Migrants are taking longer and riskier Atlantic routes to avoid detection as border enforcement increases near Mauritania.
- In 2025, 3,090 people died or disappeared trying to reach Spain's coast.
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More than 1,300 migrants have died or gone missing in the first five months of this year while attempting to reach the Spanish coast. This is according to the Spanish aid organization Caminando Fronteras, which tracks crossings from Africa to Spain via routes across the Atlantic Ocean and the western Mediterranean. According to the NGO, there are 1,317 dead and missing, including 129 children. At least 27 boats are said to have disappeared with …
Tragic Losses: The Perilous Journey of Migrants to Spain
In early 2026, over 1,300 migrants perished attempting to reach Spain, highlighting the deadly risks of crossing the Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean Sea from Africa. This alarming statistic was reported by an advocacy group monitoring these perilous routes.
This year, 1,317 migrants have already lost their lives trying to reach the Spanish coast, according to the figures published, Wednesday by the Spanish human rights organisation Caminando Fronteras, on the eve of Pope Leo XIV's visit to the Canary Islands. ...
Collective Walking Frontiers realizes that more than a thousand migrants died this year, until May, trying to reach the coast of Spain. Atlantic route continues to be "the deadliest".
The Canaria route is the deadliest with 635 victims
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