More than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain, but the figure is sharply down

Campaigners say tighter border controls have reduced arrivals but are pushing people on to increasingly dangerous routes

More than 3,000 people died trying to reach Spain by sea over the past year, a sharp fall from the previous 12 months.

However, activists cautioned that the drop reflected tighter border controls that have forced migrants to take increasingly dangerous routes.

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