Safety Issues Shift African Migrant Routes From Italy To Spain
July 10 2017
United Nations statistics indicate that the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Spain has doubled this year, reports Sky News (U.K).
The increase in migrant boats that are arriving is stretching Spain's resources, according to the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
The Italian sea route via Libya is still the most popular for illegals, with 59,000 migrants arriving between January and May of 2017, a 32 percent increase over the 2016 figures.
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