Fewer migrants are reaching Europe by sea but more people are dying, IOM warns
The U.N. migration agency reported Thursday that fewer migrants are reaching Europe by sea this year. Despite the decrease in arrivals, death rates have risen as individuals undertake increasingly dangerous journeys. The agency warned that the risks facing migrants have intensified.
Significantly fewer migrants are reaching Europe by sea this year, and yet more are dying as people take increasingly dangerous journeys to reach the continent, the U.N. migration agency warned Thursday.
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