Med migrant crossings at record level
Migrant crossings through the Mediterranean have reached unprecedented levels as increasingly organised smuggling gangs are producing makeshift boats much more easily, the head of the European Union's border agency said.
In the first four months of 2023, the numbers of crossings through the central Mediterranean soared almost 300 percent compared to the same period last year, with almost 42,200 entries detected.
"I have never seen this before," Frontex chief Hans Leijtens told AFP.
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