Over 131,000 migrants reach Europe by sea in 2016

Syrian migrants board a dinghy as they attempt to cross the Aegean Sea to the Greek island of Lesbos from the Ayvacik coast in Canakkale on February 28, 2016.

Geneva - 122,637 landed in Greece: United Nations.

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By AFP

Published: Tue 1 Mar 2016, 3:55 PM

Last updated: Tue 1 Mar 2016, 6:04 PM

More than 131,000 migrants and refugees have reached Europe via the Mediterranean this year, more than the total in the first five months of 2015, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Out of a total of 131,724 people who arrived on Europe's shores this year, 122,637 landed in Greece and most of them were fleeing the conflict in Syria, the UN's refugee agency said.

AFP

Published: Tue 1 Mar 2016, 3:55 PM

Last updated: Tue 1 Mar 2016, 6:04 PM

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