18 migrants die daily trying to reach Spain, NGO says

An average of 18 migrants die each day trying to reach Spain, according to an advocacy group.

Caminando Fronteras, which means Walking Borders in English, said in its Right to Life Monitoring report the 6,618 people who perished trying to enter the country in 2023 was almost three times the 2,390 recorded in 2022.

The report said beefed-up border controls in gateway nations on the southern edge of the European Union meant migrants took increasingly dangerous options to make their way into the bloc.