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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Approach 43,000 in 2017; Deaths: 962

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Approach 43,000 in 2017; Deaths: 962

Switzerland - IOM reports that 42,974 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 19 April, over 80 percent arriving in Italy and the rest in Spain and Greece. This compares with 205,613 through the 19 April 2016.