Mediterranean Developments

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) informs on arrivals of migrants by sea in the Mediterranean, based on data from IOM in Greece, Malta, Rome and Spain.

Arrivals by sea and deaths in the Mediterranean, 1 January – 13 July, 2015

Data on deaths of migrants compiled by RES. All numbers are minimum estimates.

Arrivals estimates based on data from respective governments and IOM field offices.

Notes on arrivals: Data for Spain is until 9 June 2015, while data for Malta is until 1 July. Data for Greece is until 12 July.

Data for Italy as of 30 June is based on the information circulated by the Italian Ministry of Interior; arrivals from 1 July onwards are IOM estimates.

For Greece, data from 1 June onwards are from the Hellenic Coast Guard only and do not include detections by the Police.

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Arrivals by sea to Italy

• Between Friday 10 and Sunday 12 July, at least 13 landings: approximately 3,720 migrants were brought to the ports of Lampedusa, Pozzallo, Palermo, Augusta, Messina (Sicily), Reggio Calabria (Calabria), and Otranto (Apulia).
• Survivors of last Thursday’s shipwreck – when 12 migrants lost their life – were brought to Palermo on Saturday: they reported that after a mere 6 hours of navigation, the rubber dinghy they were travelling on began to deflate because of the heat. Panic broke out and many rushed to the other side of the vessel to avoid drowning: 4 women, two of whom were pregnant, were crushed to death by the ensuing throng.
• We cannot exclude that one or more landings may occur later today and tomorrow, as it is highly possible that further search and rescue operations will be carried out in the next hours.
• 2015 Totals: 78,183 (IOM est.)
• June 2015 Total: 22,905
• July 2015 Total (IOM est. as of 13 July): 7,829
• Main Countries of Origin: Eritrea, Nigeria, Somalia, Syria, Gambia, Sudan, Senegal, Mali, Bangladesh, Ivory Coast.
• Main departure country: Libya  (few departures from Egypt, Greece, and Turkey)

Kindly note that the data of the arrivals at landing points where IOM staff is not present is not included in July’s tallies.

•  2014 Totals: 170,100 arrived in Italy

Arrivals by sea to Greece

• 2015 Totals: 79,338
• Between Friday 10 and Sunday 12 July, approximately 1,100 migrants reached Greek coasts.
• Main Countries of Origin: Syria and Afghanistan.
• Main departure country: Turkey
• Main landing points: the islands of Lesvos, Kos, Samos, Oinousses, Kalymnos, Agathonisi, Farmakonisi, Samothrace and Chios.
• IOM Staff is present in Lesvos and Samos and works closely with authorities to identify vulnerable migrants including unaccompanied minors, elderly migrants, migrants with medical needs and families with children. Vulnerable groups are referred to authorities in order to be provided with the necessary care.
• 2014 Totals: 34,442 arrived by sea to Greece.

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