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| Mediterranean migrant crisis: More than 100,000 migrants have arrived in Europe by sea so far this year | Mediterranean migrant crisis: More than 100,000 migrants have arrived in Europe by sea so far this year |
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| 102,000 migrants have arrived by sea in Europe this year, according to new figures from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). | 102,000 migrants have arrived by sea in Europe this year, according to new figures from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). |
| According to statistics compiled by the IOM, 54,660 migrants reached Italy from the Mediterranean, after departing almost exclusively from Libya, while 46,150 migrants reached Greece, departing mainly from Turkey. | According to statistics compiled by the IOM, 54,660 migrants reached Italy from the Mediterranean, after departing almost exclusively from Libya, while 46,150 migrants reached Greece, departing mainly from Turkey. |
| The number is slightly ahead of levels reached at this time in 2014. | The number is slightly ahead of levels reached at this time in 2014. |
| A rescued migrant being winched aboard | A rescued migrant being winched aboard |
| More than 5,800 migrants were saved from the Mediterranean at the weekend, including 1,200 people rescued by the Royal Navy off the coast of Libya. | More than 5,800 migrants were saved from the Mediterranean at the weekend, including 1,200 people rescued by the Royal Navy off the coast of Libya. |
| Many Italian craft were involved in the rescue operation, as well as ships sent by Germany, Sweden, Spain, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and no fatalities were reported. | Many Italian craft were involved in the rescue operation, as well as ships sent by Germany, Sweden, Spain, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and no fatalities were reported. |
| The rescue operations come before what is expected to be a surge of migrant crossings in the months ahead. | The rescue operations come before what is expected to be a surge of migrant crossings in the months ahead. |
| Yesterday, Northern Italian states refused to take migrants as thousands of people poured into the south of the country. | Yesterday, Northern Italian states refused to take migrants as thousands of people poured into the south of the country. |
| Those rescued had travelled for as long as 10 hours from various towns and beaches across the Libyan coast. Some described the journey as a living hell. | |
| Roberto Maroni, the governor of Italy’s most populous region, Lombardy, and a senior figure in the anti-immigration Northern League, threatened to withhold funds from municipalities in his region that accepted more migrants from Sicily. | Roberto Maroni, the governor of Italy’s most populous region, Lombardy, and a senior figure in the anti-immigration Northern League, threatened to withhold funds from municipalities in his region that accepted more migrants from Sicily. |
| Calm weather in the Mediterranean is expected to encourage smugglers to carry vulnerable people, among them refugees and economic migrants, across the seas. | Calm weather in the Mediterranean is expected to encourage smugglers to carry vulnerable people, among them refugees and economic migrants, across the seas. |
| Greece has seen a significant increase in the number of arrivals in comparison to last year. | Greece has seen a significant increase in the number of arrivals in comparison to last year. |
| Between January and December 2014 arrivals were around 34,000, whereas after only the first five months of 2015, arrivals are already about 46,150. | Between January and December 2014 arrivals were around 34,000, whereas after only the first five months of 2015, arrivals are already about 46,150. |