Migrant crisis: Monthly record of 218,000 reach EU by sea

A monthly record of 218,394 migrants and refugees reached Europe by sea in October 2015, the UNHCR said on the 2 November 2015, almost as many as the total number of arrivals in 2014.

• Primary Source

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

UNHCR: Refugees/Migrants Emergency Response - Mediterranean http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/regional.php

UNHCR: Europe's Refugee Emergency Response - Update #8, 02.11.15 http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/download.php?id=108

Deutsche Welle, 02.11.15: UN: Record number of migrants crossed Mediterranean in October http://dw.com/p/1GyIl

EurActiv, 02.11.15: Record 218,000 people crossed Mediterranean in October, UN says http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/record-218000-people-crossed-mediterranean-october-un-says-319090

Politico, 02.11.15: Migrant arrivals through Mediterranean reach record high http://www.politico.eu/article/migrant-crisis-refugees-greece-record-number-refugees-mediterranean-sea-migration-greece/

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