Martín Zamora, the owner of a funeral parlor near Gibraltar, has found an unusual line of business among the relatives of those who drown trying to reach Europe.
Tag: Drownings
Nearly 60 African Migrants Drown on Way to Canary Islands
As the dangerous voyage from Western Africa to the Spanish archipelago has become a more popular migrant route to Europe, the death toll has risen sharply.
Nearly 60 African Migrants Drown on Way to Canary Islands
As the dangerous voyage from Western Africa to the Spanish archipelago has become a more popular migrant route to Europe, the death toll has risen sharply.
At Least 9 Drown Swimming Off the Coast of Southern France
The victims had ventured into the waves at various beaches despite high seas stirred up by strong winds that formed perilous underwater swells.
‘A Special Sadness’: Floods Bring Death to a German Care Home
Given no warning and trapped by fast-rising waters, 12 disabled residents of a care home drowned before aid could arrive, shaking Germans everywhere.
1921: An Adopted Son of the Creator of ‘Peter Pan’ Drowns in a Bathing Pool
When younger, Michael Llewellyn Davies was one of the children to whom J.M. Barrie would tell fairy tales, which led to the iconic stories about the boy who wouldn’t grow up.
Smugglers Throw Migrants Overboard; at Least 20 Are Feared Drowned
Several times in recent years, migrants trying to cross between Djibouti and Yemen have been thrown into the sea.
U.K. Diplomat Is Praised in China After Saving Drowning Woman
Relations between Britain and China are tense, but Stephen Ellison, the British consul general in Chongqing, was hailed as a hero for rescuing a woman who had fallen into a river.
At Least 74 Drown in Wreck Off Libya, U.N. Agency Says
A rubber raft crowded with at least 120 migrants sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. The craft was on a notoriously dangerous route for refugees trying to reach European shores.
Dozens Die When Migrant Boat Capsizes in Mediterranean
At least 45 people drowned or were missing and presumed dead off the coast of Libya, the U.N. said Wednesday.