10,246 migrants have been rescued in 2016 to date, as reported by the Libyan Coast Guard (LCG)
Regional Migrant Figures Update
In 2016 (as of 27 July), 89,062 arrivals were recorded by sea to Europe through the Central Mediterranean route, whereas 2,606 deaths were recorded along this route.
Of these, 122 has been reported so far in the month of July.
The number of fatalities in 2016 remains higher than the same period last year (1,894 deaths were recorded along the Central Mediterranean route between January and July 2015).
The migrants continue making the perilous journey at great risk, travelling under precarious conditions and on ill -equipped boats, leaving them highly vulnerable to both arduous travel and exploitation of organized criminal networks along the way.