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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 103,175 in 2017; 2,357 Deaths

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 103,175 in 2017; 2,357 Deaths

Switzerland - IOM, UN Migration Agency, reports that 103,175 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 12 July, with almost 85 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain. This compares with 240,014 arrivals across the region through 12 July 2016.