UN reports more than 300 migrant deaths on Mediterranean crossing in first two months of 2017

New York, Feb 25 : An estimated 366 migrants died at sea during their Mediterranean journey to Europe in the first 53 days of 2017, down from 425 of the comparable period of last year, the United Nations migration agency said on Friday. International Organization for Migration has reported that 13,924 migrants entered Europe by sea through 22 February, sharply down from 105,427 a year earlier.