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Over 1,000 refugees have drowned in the Mediterranean in 2019
This marks the sixth year in a row that so many refugees have died attempting to cross over to Europe
Migrants on board a barely seaworthy vessel
OVER one thousand refugees have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean in 2019, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported today.
UNHCR spokesman Charlie Yaxley told the Star: “Reaching this milestone once is awful — reaching this milestone six years in a row is a tragedy.
“We have to change the way we respond. We cannot continue to ignore the plight of people dying on our doorstep. More search and rescue capacity, including a return of EU state search and rescue vessels, is urgently needed.
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