At least twelve people drowned when their boat sank off an island in western Greece on Saturday, Greek authorities said, marking the deadliest toll in months in Greece's migrant crisis.

Twelve dead, 21 rescued as migrant boat sinks off Greek island

At least 58 migrants drowned as their boat sank near the Mauritanian coast after a week at sea, the International Organization for Migration said Thursday. The U.

Dozens of migrants drown as boat sinks off Mauritania: U.N.

Four women and five children died on Friday after their migrant boat sank off the Turkish coast, the coastguard said. The boat went down off Balikesir province in western Turkey, the coastguard said in a statement, without giving the nationality of those on board.

Nine migrants die as boat sinks off Turkey: Coastguard

The death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats off the coast of Djibouti rose to 28 on Wednesday, with perhaps 130 more still missing. Two vessels carrying migrants departed from Godaria on the Horn of Africa nation's northeast coast on Tuesday morning but sank in heavy seas 30 minutes into the journey, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Death toll climbs to 28 after migrant boats sink off Djibouti

Libya is the main departure point for mostly African migrants trying to cross to Europe and the smugglers usually pack them into flimsy inflatable boats that often break down or sink

At least 25 dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya

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Twelve dead, 21 rescued as migrant boat sinks off Greek island

Dozens of migrants drown as boat sinks off Mauritania: U.N.

Nine migrants die as boat sinks off Turkey: Coastguard

Death toll climbs to 28 after migrant boats sink off Djibouti

At least 25 dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya