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Over 1,000 migrants have drowned attempting to cross Mediterranean this year, 200 in 3 daysMore than 1,000 people have drowned this year attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea, while 200 hundred of those have died in the past three days, according to the International Organization for Migration.PoliticsJul 4, 2018
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Nearly 340 migrants dead or missing in multiple Mediterranean shipwrecks, IOM saysFlavio Di Giacomo, Italy spokesman for the International Organization for Migration, says that brings to over 4,500 the number of migrants who have died or disappeared so far this year making the risky sea voyage, the deadliest year on record.WorldNov 17, 2016
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Migrant crisis: 2016 set to become deadliest year yet as Mediterranean death toll tops 3,700At least 3,740 people have perished so far, nearly matching the death toll of 3,771 for all of 2015.WorldOct 25, 2016
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Refugee deaths so far in 2016 three times higher than first weeks of last yearThere are ominous signs 2016 will be another tragic year for refugees and migrants trying to reach Europe by sea.CanadaJan 29, 2016
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The European migrant crisis is only getting worse. Here’s what you need to knowThe world is in the midst of the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War. Here's what you need to know.WorldAug 28, 2015
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