According to calculations made by Fortress Europe, 2011 is the deadliest year in the Mediterranean since at least 1994. 1,931 people have died during the first seven months of 2011. This number is higher than the total number of deaths in all of 2008, the year with the previous highest death toll of 1,274. Fortress Europe estimates that 1,674 (87%) of the 1,931 deaths have occurred in the Sicilian Channel and that most of the deaths in the Sicilian Channel have involved migrants travelling from Libya towards Europe.
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From Fortress Europe:
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MIGRANTS AT SEA 