“We’ve recorded more than 29,000 deaths during migration journeys to Europe since 2014,” said Julia Black, author of a new IOM report on Missing Migrants Project data in Europe for 2021.On these long, hazardous overseas routes, data for the current year is highly likely to be incomplete due to the labor-intensive process of verifying all-too-frequent “invisible shipwrecks,” IOM said.Beyond a structural failure to provide adequate safe pathways, Missing Migrants Project records show that many of the deaths on migratory routes to destination countries in Europe could have been prevented by prompt and effective assistance to migrants in distress.Forced expulsionsReports from survivors given to IOM indicate that at least 252 people died during alleged forced expulsions by European authorities, also known as pushbacks, since 2021.International human rights groups have repeatedly condemned Greece’s pushbacks, saying this practice is endangering the lives of vulnerable migrants, including women and children."