article_snippet.sent: 160,000 made the journey last year, often on unseaworthy and overcrowded vessels.
article_snippet.sent: The new tragedy emerged as statistics showed the number of migrants dying in the Mediterranean has increased ten-fold this year.
article_snippet.sent: At least 480 migrants lost least 480 migrants lives during crossings in the first three months of this year, compared with fewer than 50 fatalities during the same period last year, according to the International Organization for Migration.
highlights_snippet.sent: 160,000 people made same journey last year often on overcrowded vessels .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Number of migrants dying in the Mediterranean has increased ten-fold .