An estimated 188,075 migrants and refugees had entered Europe by sea in 2016 by May 11, arriving in Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Spain, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Friday according to The Sofia Globe.

The number of deaths so far in 2016 adds up to 1,357. 

By comparison, by May 11 2015, the number of deaths was 1,792.

Over the past two days, about 800 migrants have been rescued on the Central Mediterranean route between North Africa and Italy, including Egyptians, Sudanese, Somalis and a number of migrants from the Comoros Islands, the IOM said.

Migrant arrivals in Italy for all of 2016, including those still at sea scheduled to arrive in Italian ports on May 13, were close to 32,000, according to IOM Rome spokesperson Flavio di Giacomo. That compares to about 47,500 in the first five months of 2015.

“We are seeing that migrant flows have remained more or less stable during the first five months of 2016, compared to the same period last year,” Di Giacomo said. “The top nationalities arriving in Italy are also similar – mainly Sub-Saharan Africans.”

Source: MENA