File Photo: The bodies of illegal immigrant lie on the shore
Over 1,750 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean since the start of the year — more than 30 times higher than during the same period of 2014, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday. Including deaths recorded in 2014, the tally now stands at over 5,000.
“IOM calculates the 2015 death toll now is more than 30 times last year’s total at this date… when just 56 deaths of migrants had been reported on the Mediterranean,” spokesman Joel Millman told reporters in Geneva.
“IOM now fears the 2014 total of 3,279 migrant …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
