article_snippet.sent: The tragedy adds to the mounting death toll among those fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East.
article_snippet.sent: So far this year as many as 900 have lost their lives.
article_snippet.sent: Last year at least 3,200 died making the journey.
article_snippet.sent: Since 2000, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), almost 22,000 people have died fleeing across the Mediterranean.
article_snippet.sent: Thousands may have died, but even more have succeeded in making the journey.