European and African ministers agreed Monday to bolster conditions for migrants in Libya trying to enter Europe legally — a move aimed to reduce the death toll from smuggling across the Sahara and Mediterranean, according to Reuters. The deadly journey across the desert from sub-Saharan Africa through Libya and over sea to Italy is currently the primary route used by migrants and other vulnerable individuals traveling to Europe, after Turkey closed the another main route through Greece bringing in almost a million people in 2015, the report said. Nearly 115,000 migrants reached Italy’s shores so far this year, the report said. Almost 2,750 reportedly died while attempting to cross the...
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