More than 3,000 people lost in sea crossings to Europe in 2021 -UN
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More than 3,000 refugees, migrants and asylum seekers died or went missing last year while trying to reach Europe via Mediterranean and Atlantic sea routes, a UN refugee agency report showed on Friday.
UNHCR's Shabia Mantoo told a news briefing in Geneva the 2021 figure represented nearly twice the number of lives lost in the previous year.
"We are seeing the increases soar," she said. "It's alarming."
