Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 95,909 in 2018; Deaths Reach 1,969
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 95,909 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 24 October, with 45,976 to Spain, the leading destination this year. In fact, since late September’s arrivals were reported Spain in 2018 has now received via the Mediterranean more irregular migrants than it did throughout all…