article_snippet.sent: (CNN)They come from more than 20 countries, drawn to Libya as the funnel to Europe.
article_snippet.sent: Motivations among the tens of thousands making the trek to the Libyan coast are as many and varied as the nationalities involved, according to researchers and human rights groups.
article_snippet.sent: But in 2014 more than 80% of Motivations among the tens of thousands making the trek to the Mediterranean coast are as many and varied as the nationalities involved, according to researchers and human rights groups headed for the Libyan coast as the easiest point of embarkation.
article_snippet.sent: Upheavals and instability across much of Africa and the Middle East -- combined with the perception that Libya's doors are open -- have led to a massive increase in the numbers trying to reach Libya.
article_snippet.sent: Many reason that Libya's chaos is an opportunity: border posts are left abandoned, the coastline unguarded.
article_snippet.sent: Hundreds of thousands of other migrants have already been in Libya for years, attracted to jobs as day laborers when Moammar Gadhafi was in power.
article_snippet.sent: As Libya becomes more dangerous for migrants, other countries on both sides of the Mediterranean are looking on anxiously.