January to March 2023 was the deadliest first quarter for migrants crossing the central Mediterranean since 2017, the United Nations said Wednesday, with 441 lives lost attempting to reach Europe. The UN's International Organization for Migration said delays in state-led search and rescue (SAR) operations were a factor in several fatal incidents in the perilous crossing from north Africa. And the IOM said the 441 known deaths in the first three months of the year was likely an undercount of the true number. "The persisting humanitarian crisis in the central Mediterranean is intolerable," said IOM chief Antonio Vitorino. "With more than 20,000 deaths recorded on this
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