Migration Crisis: Seaborne Arrivals In Europe Top One Million

The UN refugee agency reports more than one million refugees and migrants have reached Europe by sea alone this year, with 80 percent of this record number landing on small, overcrowded Greek islands. The U.N. refugee agency says refugees fleeing war and persecution are paying a heavy price in their desperation to find a safe haven.  It reports 3,735 people have lost their lives this year making the dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing.  This translates to an average of 10...

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