{"id":4257,"date":"2017-05-28T06:08:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T06:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/4257-at-least-200-children-lost-at-sea-trying-to-reach-italian-shores-so-far-this-year\/"},"modified":"2017-05-28T06:08:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T06:08:01","slug":"at-least-200-children-lost-at-sea-trying-to-reach-italian-shores-so-far-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/4257-at-least-200-children-lost-at-sea-trying-to-reach-italian-shores-so-far-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 200 children lost at sea trying to reach Italian shores so far this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At least 200 children have died along the dangerous Central Mediterranean migration route from North Africa to Italy so far this year \u2013 a rate of more than one child per day \u2013 according to the latest estimates from UNICEF.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>At least 200 children have died along the dangerous Central Mediterranean migration route from North Africa to Italy so far this year \u2013 a rate of more than one child per day \u2013 according to the latest estimates from UNICEF.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>The updated child death figures come as leaders of Group of Seven (G7) countries gather in Sicily, a major locus for the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe.<\/h4>\n<h4>Data for 2017 shows that an increasing number of refugees and migrants, including children, are taking the perilous Central Mediterranean route to reach Europe, despite the journey\u2019s inherent risks. 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