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Record numbers of refugees and migrants reached Italian shores in October, despite an overall decrease in the number of people arriving in Europe by sea, according to Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.<\/p>\n

Nearly 27,500 refugees and migrants crossed the Central Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy last month, more than twice the number who took that route in September. There has been a 13 percent increase in the number of migrants reaching Italy over last year. Frontex puts the spike in arrivals down to better weather; \u201cpeople smugglers crammed even more migrants onto unseaworthy boats before the winter weather sets in, leading to a very high number of deaths,\u201d the agency said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Nigerians and Eritreans were the largest groups of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in October. While 127 bodies were recovered, Frontex said it\u2019s likely that a larger number drowned.<\/p>\n

The figures come as President Barack Obama is visiting Greece as part of his final foreign trip before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Last year, Greece saw more than 856,000 refugee and migrant arrivals, although that number has significantly decreased this year. While meeting<\/a> with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Wednesday, Obama said<\/a>\u201conly a truly collective response by Europe and the world\u201d can deal with the refugee crisis that has overwhelmed Greece.<\/p>\n

“It is important that we don\u2019t have any single country bear the entire burden of these challenges,” he added.<\/p>\n

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While in Greece, Obama also spoke about the contentious U.S. election. Obama\u00a0said<\/a> he and Trump \u201ccould not be more different,\u201d but added that American democracy is \u201cbigger than any one person.\u201d Obama is also scheduled to visit Germany and Peru, before returning to the U.S.<\/p>\n

The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), a search-and-rescue operation in the Mediterranean, said on Wednesday that 2016 is the deadliest year on record, as the death toll at sea has reached nearly 4,300. MOAS said the death toll is likely much higher, as boats may be sinking without being reported. The organization noted that boats are now being organized \u201cin large waves,\u201d compared to the \u201cmore manageable trickles\u201d of the past few years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe combination of heavier loads and inferior quality is a recipe for disaster,\u201d Ian Ruggier, MOAS head of operations, said in a statement. \u201cRescue assets have had to deal with increased challenges. There is no doubt that the vessels are built to last a few miles to see people beyond Libyan territorial waters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Frontex reports a drop in refugees and migrants using the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Balkan routes to Europe. Just 3,100 people arrived on the Greek islands in October, compared to more than 211,000 in the same month<\/a> last year, while the number people crossing the Western Balkan route was less than one percent of the number from October 2015. Syrians, Iraqis, Afghans and Pakistanis are most likely to use these two routes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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