Over 700 migrants are feared dead in three Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks south of Italy in the last few days
Even in the tragic context of the ongoing migrant crisis, the latest figures on the human cost are staggering.
Spring weather has led to a surge in the number of people trying to make the journey from Africa to Europe. U-N-H-C-R senior communications officer William Spindler estimates 14,000 people have been plucked from the sea in the past week alone.
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