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Monday, November 2, 2015

Record 218,000 people crossed Mediterranean in October, UN says

Figure almost equals number of refugees arriving in southern Europe during whole of 2014 More than 218,000 people made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe in October – a monthly record and nearly the same number as in the whole of last year, according to the UN. Related: Bodies of 11 refugees, most of them infants, recovered off Greece Related: 'Fences won't put anyone off': migrants dismiss new Calais security crackdown Related: How many asylum seekers would other EU countries need to match Germany? Continue reading...


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