Over 10000 people have died or gone missing on their way to Spain this year, setting a new historical high

On December 27th, an immigration aid organization said on December 26th local time that according to the organization’s statistics, at least 10457 people died or went missing on their way to Spain by sea from January 1st to December 5th this year, an increase of 58% compared to last year and the highest since 2007, equivalent to an average of about 30 people per day. The deceased or missing persons include 1538 children and 421 women.