Specialization: BMFI 2
READING COMPREHENSION: Read the passage and provide answers to the questions below
it.
Refugee Crisis 2018: Humanitarian Groups Rescue 301 People in Mediterranean Sea As
Europe
Migration Escalates
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has estimated that more than 464,000
migrants and refugees have crossed into Greece and Italy by sea to this point in 2015. Afghans
and Syrians escaping domestic wars account for about one-half of that group. The rest hails
from Eritrea, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Sudan, where brutal poverty and declining
security conditions are pushing people to search for safety on Europe's shores.
But almost 3,000 people have died while attempting to cross the Mediterranean this year,
IOM found in its latest Missing Migrants Project update. Flimsy boats are prone to capsizing,
and weather conditions can turn violent. Passengers are frequently stranded and quickly run
out of food and water supplies. Deaths in the Mediterranean accounted for nearly three-
quarters of total migrant and refugee deaths worldwide, making the sea the deadliest corridor
to Europe in the current crisis.
This month, MSF and the Migrant Offshore Aid Station reported their largest rescue operation
since crews set out in May. In six separate rescue missions Sept. 2, nearly 1,700 people were
brought aboard the Phoenix, Dignity I and Bourbon Argos vessels. Most of the people rescued
came from Eritrea, Nigeria and Somalia: They included about 550 women and around 200
children, toddlers and babies
CNN report, 19 September 2018
QUESTIONS: (twomarks each)
1. What three main factors cause people to flee from their homeland?
2. Write the total number of migrants and refugees in letters
3. Why do migrants die in the course of their journey?
4. How are the refugees legally covered and what is the UN agency in charge?
From
5. Suggest three measures that can be taken to drastically curb the global issue of
refugees
