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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 142,913 in 2017; Deaths Reach 2,775

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 142,913 in 2017; Deaths Reach 2,775

Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 142,913 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 11 October, with over 75 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain. This compares with 318,791 arrivals across the region through the same period last year.