More than 2,500 migrants crossing the Mediterranean died or went missing this year

September 29, 2023

Emma Bowman

Migrants are seen standing in Lampedusa's migrant reception center on Sept. 14. The reception center in Italy's southernmost island of Lampedusa has been overwhelmed in recent weeks with transferring to the mainland thousands of migrants arriving on small, flimsy boats. (AP)

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