A German newspaper has announced the results of their research finding that tens of thousands of refugees have died over the past twenty-five years trying to escape to Europe.

Here’s an excerpt from the AP story, A list of heartbreak: Newspaper tallies 33,293 dead migrants:

 

The New York Times has a similar article today: German Newspaper Catalogs 33,293 Who Died Trying to Enter Europe.

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