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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 59,135 in 2017; Deaths: 1,340

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 59,135 in 2017; Deaths: 1,340

Switzerland - IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 59,135 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 21 May, with over 80 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain. This compares with 190,977 arrivals across the region through 21 May 2016.