Migrants wait to disembark from a tug boat after being rescued in Porto Empedocle, Sicily, southern Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Last year more than 3,000 asylum seekers perished as they strived to cross the Mediterranean Sea to seek a safe haven in Europe, the Geneva-based International Organization for Migration said. Given the number
2015 On Pace To Break Record For Migrant Deaths In The Mediterranean
The latest deaths in the Mediterranean have reignited the debate on how the European Union should deal with the crisis.