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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Record 3,072 Migrants Killed Crossing Mediterranean in 2014 |
| 2014-09-30 |
| [AnNahar] More than 3,000 migrants have died trying to cross the Mediterranean so far this year, more than double the previous peak in 2011, the International Organization for Migration said Monday. Europe is by far the most dangerous destination for "irregular" migrants, the organization found in a report, with 3,072, or 75 percent, of the 4,077 registered migrant deaths worldwide since January happening in the Mediterranean. In the 216-page report titled "Fatal Journeys: migrant fatalities across land and sea", IOM said more than 40,000 people had perished since 2000 while migrating -- 22,000 of them while trying to reach Europe. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 It's a big body of water. Plenty of room. (I know, I know...) |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-09-30 07:36 |