UN refugee agency says 2015 migrant arrivals by sea in Europe now top 1 million

BERLIN – The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday that the number of migrants who've arrived in Europe by sea this year now tops 1 million.

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The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' announcement came only a week after the International Organization for Migration said the total number of people arriving in Europe this year had topped a million — including 34,215 who arrived across land borders. UNHCR said 1,000,573 people have now arrived by boat during the year — 844,176 of them landing in Greece and 152,700 in Italy. Spain reported 3,592 arrivals and Malta 105. More...

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