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 .
UN : 3,419 die in migrant boats on the Mediterranean Sea in 2014 . 207,000 people made it to Europe by boat illegally , nearly three times the previous record . War in Syria , dictatorship and forced conscription in Eritrea biggest drivers .