Last Week of May Was 'One of the Deadliest Periods Yet' in Refugee Crisis

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As of May 25, there had been 1,475 deaths since the beginning of the year. By May 30, that number climbed to 2,443 — 968 deaths in just 5 days.

Some officials are attributing this spike to smugglers taking risks with poorer boats as the weather gets nicer.

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