More than a million migrants have now crossed into Europe this year - more than four times the total for 2014, it has been revealed.
Half of those arriving were Syrians fleeing the war, another 20 per cent were Afghans, and seven per cent were Iraqis, according to agencies monitoring the flow.
More than 800,000 arrived by sea in Greece while 3,700 have died or gone missing trying to cross the Mediterranean.
The figures were revealed by the International Organisation for Migration, which said the million mark was exceeded on Monday.
More
than 820,000 crossed into Greece from Turkey, including more than
455,000 from Syria and over 186,000 from Afghanistan, the IMO said.
The
162-country intergovernmental agency says the arrival of more than 4,100
people into Greece on Monday put the annual total over 1 million.
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