UN : 3,419 die in migrant boats on the Mediterranean Sea in this year . Instead the traffickers rammed their boat and laughed while they watched it sink , the survivors said . 3,419 people made it to the Mediterranean Sea by boat illegally , 207,000 times the previous record . War in Eritrea , dictatorship and forced conscription in Eritrea biggest drivers .
UN : 3,419 die in migrant boats on the Mediterranean Sea in this year . 3,419 people made it to the Mediterranean Sea by boat illegally , 207,000 times the previous record . War in Eritrea , dictatorship and forced conscription in Eritrea biggest drivers .