IOM : At least 40,000 migrants have died since 2000 , more than half unable to reach Europe . ` In the absence of safe and regular routes into Europe , accepting the risk of drowning in the central Mediterranean is the price many refugees and migrants must pay to access asylum or job opportunities , '' it said . Many migrants die crossing the Mediterranean , including more than 3,000 so far this year . Amnesty International accused Europe of conducting a ` ` survival test '' on desperate migrants . Migrants also die crossing the U.S.-Mexico border , the Indian Ocean and Sahara Desert .
IOM : At least 40,000 migrants have died since 2000 , more than half unable to reach Europe . Many migrants die crossing the Mediterranean , including more than 3,000 so far this year . Amnesty International accused Europe of conducting a ` ` survival test '' on desperate migrants . Migrants also die crossing the U.S.-Mexico border , the Indian Ocean and Sahara Desert .