11,392 migrants have been rescued in 2016 to date, as reported by the Libyan Coast Guard (LCG)
Regional Migrant Figures Update
In 2016 (as of 6 September), 290,596 arrivals were recorded by sea to Europe, of which 3,198 are indicated to be dead or missing.
In 2016 (as of 7 September) 124,244 arrivals were recorded by sea to Italy through the Central Mediterranean route, whereby 14,772 migrants were recorded between 30 August and 6 September, a 432% increase from the week before. The main countries of origin are Nigeria, Eritrea and Gambia. On the same route, as of 7 September, 2,751 deaths were recorded in 2016, 19 so far in the month of September. The number of fatalities in 2016 remains higher than the same period last year (2,622 deaths were recorded along the Central Mediterranean route between January and September 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.