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West African migrants and refugees having returned from Libya after fleeing armed groups and having failed to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, wait at the transit centre of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Niamey on March 29, 2017, to be repatriated to their countries of origin. - Despite rough winter seas, migrant departures from Libya on boats chartered by people traffickers have accelerated in recent months from already-record levels, with patrol boats rescuing more than 6,000 people in the past week alone. More than 22,000 have been picked up since the turn of the year, as aid groups cite worsening living conditions for migrants in Libya and also fears the sea route to Europe could soon be closed to traffickers. Around half a million migrants, most from Africa, shrugged off the dangers of making the voyage to make it to Italy between late 2013 and the end of last year. (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)
West African migrants and refugees having returned from Libya after fleeing armed groups and having failed to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, wait at the transit centre of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Niamey on March 29, 2017, to be repatriated to their countries of origin. - Despite rough winter seas, migrant departures from Libya on boats chartered by people traffickers have accelerated in recent months from already-record levels, with patrol boats rescuing more than 6,000 people in the past week alone. More than 22,000 have been picked up since the turn of the year, as aid groups cite worsening living conditions for migrants in Libya and also fears the sea route to Europe could soon be closed to traffickers. Around half a million migrants, most from Africa, shrugged off the dangers of making the voyage to make it to Italy between late 2013 and the end of last year. (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)
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