Listen: The UN wants to see more rescue ships in the Mediterranean
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Many migrant boats are coming across the Mediterranean right now. The deadly journeys and the situation worry the UN, which wants to see more rescue ships.
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This year, more than 1,700 migrants have come across the sea to Italy, four times more than during the same period last year.
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About 2,000 people are estimated to have died last year on trips to Europe, according to the IOM.
Reference-sverigesradio.se