Record number of refugees die on the way

geneva - Nearly 7,500 migrants in 2016 killed during their trip to Europe. The majority of the refugees died during the crossing of the Mediterranean. Reported that the IOM, the International Organization for Migration.

The number of deaths is much higher than in 2014 and 2015. In those years, there were some 6,000 migrants died. According to the IOM, the increase mainly attributable to better information about deaths.

The IOM suggested Friday that the official figures probably still the 'tip of the iceberg' forms. More than 18 000 deaths in three years is certainly shocking, says IOM.