Fewer migrants are reaching Europe by sea but more people are dying, IOM warns

On Thursday, the U.N. migration agency (IOM) issued a warning that significantly fewer migrants are reaching Europe by sea this year, yet the number of deaths is increasing. According to the agency, this rise in fatalities occurs as individuals undertake increasingly dangerous journeys in their attempts to reach the continent.

Nearly 60,000 migrants and refugees have arrived on European shores so far. The trend highlights a growing peril for those seeking to enter Europe, contrasting a decline in successful arrivals with a worsening human cost.