Mediterranean crossings deadlier than ever, say UNHCR

While less people have arrived in Europe via the dangerous route, more people have died while attempting it

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Alannah Francis

THE JOURNEY across the Mediterranean made by migrants and refugees is more deadly than ever, according to a new report by the UNHCR.

The UN Refugee Agency’s report, Desperate Journeys, looks at the rate of deaths for those crossing the Mediterranean Sea this year.

It shows that while the number of people arriving in Europe has decreased, the death rate for those that do attempt the dangerous crossings has risen sharply.

In the Central Mediterranean, one in every 18 people who embarked on the crossing died or went missing between January and July 2018.

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