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Mediterranean: Fewer Migrants but More Deaths at Sea

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The arrivals of migrants and migrants by sea are decreasing in Europe, according to the Frontex agency. European support to the coastguards of transit countries such as Libya, in particular, makes it possible to intercept more people. But deaths are on the rise: the beginning of the year 2026 was one of the deadliest in the Mediterranean.
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The arrivals of migrants and migrants by sea are decreasing in Europe, according to the Frontex agency. European support to the coastguards of transit countries such as Libya, in particular, makes it possible to intercept more people. But deaths are on the rise: the beginning of the year 2026 was one of the deadliest in the Mediterranean.

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RTS broke the news in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
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