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The number of migrants fleeing war and persecution in their homelands for Europe reached a record high in the first six months of the year, according to UNHCR, the United Nation’s refugee agency.In the first six months of the year to June, a total of 137,000 people arrived in Europe, an increase of 83 percent from 2014 when 75,000 people made the crossing.
European leaders gather in Brussels for a summit to discuss a migrant deal with Turkey aimed at curbing the influx of migrants into Europe. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Greece ferries thousands of migrants from its Aegean islands to the port of Piraeus. Katie Sargent reports.
The number of refugees and migrants arriving by land and sea in the European Union has passed one million in 2015, according to the International Organization for Migration. Rough Cut-subtitled (no reporter narration).
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