Migrant arrivals in Europe surge

The leaders of Germany, France and Italy will meet with Turkey on thesidelines of the G20 summit in China to discuss the migrant crisis, amid a surge in the number of people crossing the Mediterranean to southern Europe

ARRIVAL OF REFUGEES / MIGRANTS BY SEA IN 2016: To August 31
Schengen visa-free zone
Main migration routes

Atlantic Ocean
FRANCE
LIBYA
TUNISIA
TURKEY
MOROCCO
ALGERIA
Mediterranean Sea
EGYPT
GERMANY
SPAIN 2,934
ITALY 115,072
GREECE 163,734

Sep 1: Italian coastguard says at least 14,000 people rescued at sea since August 28

Comparison of monthly sea arrivals (000s)
Aug 2015: 130,839
Aug 2016: 24,735
2015
2016
200
150
100
50
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Origin of sea arrivals 2016
Syria 30%
Afghanistan 16%
Iraq 10%
Eritrea 5%
Nigeria 7%
Other 32%

Sources: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, wire agencies