Estimated 188,000 Migrants Arrive in Europe across Mediterranean Jan 1-May 11 - IOM

The handout picture made available by the Italian Navy Press Office shows two boats carrying some of the 290 migrants rescued by the crew of an Italian Navy ship in the Strait of Sicily, Italy, 28 January 2016. Photo by EPA/BGNES

An estimated 188,075 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea between January 1 and May 11, compared with 91,860 in the first five months of last year, the International Organsiation for Migration (IOM) said on Friday.

Latest fatalities stood at 1,357, a decrease of 25% compared with 1,792 migrant deaths in the Mediterranean in 2015 through 11 May, IOM said in a statement.

Arrivals in Greece in 2016 through May 11 totaled an estimated 155,765, and arrivals in Italy were 31,219.

 

 

 

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