The German Red Cross president said it was “frightening” how many of the disappeared are unaccompanied minors. But some of the missing may have died on their journey to Germany, the aid group said.
The German Red Cross (DRK) on Thursday said it received 2,700 inquiries from migrants seeking missing relatives in Germany this year, including 1,000 of them for unaccompanied minors.
The humanitarian aid organization said the figures are considerably high despite fewer migrant arrivals in 2017.
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Missing in Europe
– In 2016, DRK registered about 2,800 inquiries for missing persons
– Europol said some 10,000 children had gone missing in Europe during the 2015 migration crisis
– More than 75 percent of Europe-bound youth are subjected to forced labor, sexual abuse, child marriage and other forms of exploitation, according to the UN
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