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Europe: Refugee and migrant arrivals drop but dangers persist
25.08.2017 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Despite a decline in the arrival of refugees and migrants in Europe, the likelihood of death on the journey to the continent is still «alarmingly high», UN Radio says referring to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) report.
As to the report, many of these people are still relying on smugglers and traffickers to get to the continent, thus putting them at risk of death and serious abuses.
The report found that overall Mediterranean crossings fell sharply within the first-half of this year against last year similar.
As to the report, this has occurred mainly due to a 94% drop in the number of people coming to Europe via the sea route from Turkey into Greece.
At the same time, crossings from North Africa to Italy have remained at or around 2016 levels.
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