Migrants crossing Mediterranean exceed 100,000 this year

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The way these people are so desperate means that there will be tens of thousands more coming each year.



Migrants crossing Mediterranean exceed 100,000 this year


The EU is struggling to persuade its 28 nations to adopt a quota system aimed at making the crossings less dangerous and easing the burden on Mediterranean countries.

By Elena Becatoros & Nicole Winfield, Associated Press JUNE 9, 2015

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ATHENS, GREECE — More than 100,000 migrants – many fleeing the war in Syria – have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe so far this year, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday – and the arrivals in Greece have reached their highest level since the crisis began.

Citing national figures, the UNHCR said 54,000 people had traveled illegally to Italy and 48,000 to Greece so far in 2015, with another small fraction heading for Spain and Malta.


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