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Over 100,000 Migrants Arrive in Greece, Italy in Under Two Months

© AP Photo / Santi PalaciosRefugees and migrants disembark on a beach after crossing a part of the Aegean sea from the Turkey's coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016
Refugees and migrants disembark on a beach after crossing a part of the Aegean sea from the Turkey's coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 - Sputnik International
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About 110,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Greece and Italy in the first two months of 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a press release on Tuesday.

Life jackets and a boat that were used by refugees and migrants to cross the Aegean sea from Turkey lie abandoned on a beach on the Greek Island of Lesbos on October 8, 2015. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — In 2015, the number of arrivals to Europe reached 100,000 only in July, according to the IOM.

Greece received the largest number of migrants, with around 102,500 people arriving on its shores since the start of the year, while some 43,000 of them reached the Greek islands in February alone, the press release said.

Italy has received some 7,500 migrants so far this year, which is roughly the same number as in 2015, according to the organization.

A total of 413 migrants are estimated to have died en route to Europe this year, the press release said.

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