WWF Sounds Alarm After 48 Pounds of Plastic Found in Dead Whale

COLLEEN BARRY / The Associated Press Apr 2, 2019 "It is the first time we have been confronted with an animal with such a huge quantity of garbage," says a biologist in Padua, Italy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Aid Ship With 311 Migrants Ignored by Italy, Heads to Spain

JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated Press Dec 22, 2018 Spanish aid group, which made the rescue in waters near Libya, sets off for port at Algeciras after calls to other nations go unanswered. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Reports Fewer Refugees but Riskier Voyages

JAMEY KEATEN / The Associated Press Sep 2, 2018 This year, 1,095 people have died crossing the Mediterranean from Libya—one death for every 18 arrivals. In June alone, the proportion hit one death for every seven arrivals. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rescue Ships Spotlight Europe’s Migrant Debate

RENATA BRITO and IAIN SULLIVAN and JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated Press Jun 17, 2018 Ships dock in Spain, ending a week-long ordeal for hundreds of people rescued from the Mediterranean Sea only to become pawns in the fight over immigration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Migrant Rescue Ship Awaits OK to Dock After Italy, Malta Say No

FRANCES D'EMILIO / The Associated Press Jun 10, 2018 A ship and its passengers are caught in a crackdown by the right-wing partner in Italy's new populist government, which has vowed to stop the country from becoming the "refugee camp of Europe." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scores of Immigrants Dead After Boat Sinks Off Tunisia

The Associated Press Jun 3, 2018 Sixty-eight are rescued, at least 46 are confirmed dead, and many more are missing. Authorities say the vessel was believed to have been carrying about 180 passengers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Spain Rescues 476 Migrants Crossing Mediterranean Sea

The Associated Press May 6, 2018 The migrants are pulled from 15 small boats as they attempt a perilous crossing from African shores. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Southern Spain Will Become a Desert if the Mediterranean Gets Hotter

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 7, 2016 Should temperatures in the region continue to rise, the dunes of the Sahara will march northward. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Pope Francis, a Voice of Humanity in the Refugee Crisis

BLANK Sep 12, 2015 The pontiff’s call to let fleeing people into our homes and hearts stands in opposition to pitiless demands that the door be slammed in their faces in Europe and elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Migrant Death Toll Rises as 50 Bodies Are Found in Boat Off Libya

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 27, 2015 The discovery of roughly 50 dead migrants in the hull of a boat off Libya’s northern coast Wednesday adds to the more than 2,400 refugees who have died this year while trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe. Four hundred thirty-nine people were rescued from the boat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hundreds Perish in What May Be the Mediterranean’s ‘Deadliest Migrant Disaster’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 20, 2015 “Authorities described a grisly scene of bodies floating and submerging in the warm waters” of the Mediterranean, where “hundreds of people were feared dead Sunday after a ship crowded with migrants capsized and sank." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )