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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 135,937 in 2017; Deaths Reach 2,655

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 135,937 in 2017; Deaths Reach 2,655

Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 135,937 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 27 September, with over 75 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain. This compares with 302,803 arrivals across the region through the same period last year.