From Voice of America:
IOM: No Reports of Migrant Deaths in Mediterranean in Past 20 Days
August 29, 2017 2:35 PM
GENEVA The International Organization for Migration reports no migrants have died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea over the past 20 days.
The International Organization for Migration reports a total of 2,410 Mediterranean Sea fatalities so far this year. IOM spokesman Leonard Doyle says it is remarkable to go without a single reported death for 20 days. He acknowledges it is very hard to know exactly why.
The flows from Libya have diminished. If you recall in July, there were days when 3,000 people were picked up in one weekend. You remember that. Now, we have very, very few. So, something is happening. We are not sure what is behind it all.
I can guess. From Reuters earlier this month:
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