UN warned on Friday that the rising flow of migrants to Spain from North Africa could evolve into a “big emergency” if the pace continues. READ: Ghanian TV girl, Joselyn Dumas Covers SCHICK Magazine’s Latest Issue“Obviously if this grows at the rate it’s growing it could be a big emergency,” Millman said, adding that other aid actors would have to help. Spain this year has reported a spike in the number of migrants coming by sea or trying to cross the borders in its two North African enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla,. The IOM said so far this year 119,069 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea, with almost 83 percent landing in Italy and the rest divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain. “Deaths on the Mediterranean this year are 800 below what they were at this time last year,” Millman said.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 18, 2017 15:56 UTC