Migrant deaths spike as new European policies push people towards more dangerous sea routes

Desperate migrants are choosing ever more dangerous sea routes to Europe and using smaller and less seaworthy boats, causing a sharp increase in drowning deaths, warns the International Organization for Migration. So far this year, at least 631 African migrants have died while attempting to reach Spain, a threefold increase from all of 2017.

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