Over 3,000 migrants die on route to Spain in 2025 as borders tighten
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Fresh figures show more than 3,000 people died trying to reach Spain by sea over the past year, a sharp drop from the previous 12 months.
Breakdown
- Over 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain by sea in 2025
- NGO reports 3,090 drownings, including 192 women and 437 children 14s
- Migrant arrivals dropped to under 36,000, down from over 60,000 last year 28s
- Authorities credit tighter border controls, especially in Mauritania 38s
- Human Rights Watch alleges abuses by Mauritanian authorities, which are denied 54s