1,000 dead or missing in Med in 1 week

(ANSA) - Geneva, May 31 - More than 1,000 migrants have died or have gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea in the past week, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) estimated on Tuesday.
    The U.N. agency said 62 deaths were confirmed and 971 people were missing, presumed dead, in nine shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Italy since May 25. The new estimate has been compiled based on reports from survivors of the shipwrecks. A previous count by rescue workers and Italian authorities estimated about 700 deaths in three shipwrecks in three consecutive days. The IOM added some additional incidents to establish the new total.