“Over
2,000 migrants have died so far this year trying to cross the
Mediterranean to reach Europe, confirming this as the deadliest route
for migrants in search of a better life. In the same period last
year, 1,607 migrants perished. A total of 3,279 lost their lives in
2014.”
“Statistics
suggest that the Central Mediterranean route is far more dangerous
than other routes. While Italy and Greece have this year experienced
similar inflows of migrants (approximately 97,000 and 90,500
respectively), the death rates are very different. Approximately
1,930 people lost their lives trying to reach Italy, but only about
60 died trying to reach Greece.”
“The
latest tragic loss of life which took the total number of deaths past
2,000 took place last week when a total of 19 people lost their lives
in the Channel of Sicily. The remains of 14 of the migrants were
brought to the Sicilian port of Messina on July 29 by the Irish Navy
Ship Le Niamh. They were part of a larger group of 456 people rescued
at sea.”
“Meanwhile,
in a related and equally tragic event, media yesterday reported the
death of a 27-year-old Moroccan man, who suffocated when hidden in a
suitcase. He was in the trunk of a car on a ferry travelling from the
Spanish North African enclave of Melilla to southern Spain.”
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