By Molly Hunter
ON BOARD THE I.T.S. GIRABALDI, CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA - The death
toll on the Mediterranean Sea is skyrocketing and on track to shatter
2015's record, the deadliest year-to-date for refugees.
More than 3,000 people have died trying to reach Europe so far this year
compared to around 1,900 this time last year, according to the
Geneva-based International Organization for Migration (IOM).
And with calm summer seas, that number will continue to rise.
"The traffickers are using much more risky crafts," said IOM spokesman
Joel Millman. "They are trying to get these boats into the sea as
quickly as they can, stuffing people in, in greater numbers."
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Source: ABC News
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