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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 54,715 in 2017; Deaths: 1,332

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 54,715 in 2017; Deaths: 1,332

Switzerland - IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 54,715 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 17 May, with nearly 85 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain. This compares with189,950 arrivals across the region through 17 May 2016.