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Refugee death toll rising, EU urged to take greater action

The body of a migrant is evacuated from Italian Navy ship "Vega" which transports more than 600 migrants rescued at sea and the bodies of 45 people, on May 29, 2016 in the port of Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. (AFP)

Max Civili
Press TV, Rome

The International Organization for Migration estimates more than 2500 refugees have drowned in the Mediterranean so far this year. The figure was about 3700 for the entire 2015. The European Union meanwhile has been urged to come up with more systematic policies to tackle a seemingly never ending crisis. Press TV’s Correspondent in Rome, Max Civili has the story.

 


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