Hundreds feared missing or dead trying to cross the Mediterranean in the last ten days

Hundreds of people are feared dead or missing after attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea, with reports of multiple shipwrecks in the last ten days following bad weather, the UN migration agency said on Monday.

“The final toll may be significantly higher, a stark reminder that this route remains the deadliest migration corridor in the world,” the IOM stated.

Three people – including twin girls about one year old – were confirmed dead in Lampedusa, Italy, after a search-and-rescue operation for a boat that left Sfax...