(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Geneva, Ramadan 28, 1438, June 23, 2017, SPA -- The number of migrants who have died or went missing
in the Mediterranean this year has climbed above 2,000, the
International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Friday, according to dpa.
Of the 2,108 victims, 2,011 perished at sea between Libya and Italy.
Although the UN-related organization recorded fewer deaths in the same period last year, IOM spokesman Joel Milman said in Geneva that 2017 marks the fourth year in a row in which more than 2,000 people have died in the Mediterranean.
Since the inflow of refugees and migrants started in 2013, nearly 15,000 migrants have lost their lives trying to reach Europe by boat, an average of 10 every day.
In the first half of this year, nearly 84,000 migrants reached Europe after crossing the Mediterranean, most of them arriving in Italy.
--SPA
14:10 LOCAL TIME 11:10 GMT
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