Almost 8,000 died on migration routes in 2025 but toll likely far higher, says UN agency

BRUSSELS - Feb 26 (Reuters) - ⁠Almost 8,000 people died or went missing last year on perilous migration routes ⁠such as across the Mediterranean and Horn of Africa, but the real toll ‌is likely far higher as cuts in funding have hit humanitarian access and tracking of deaths, a U.N. agency said. Read full story