Chance of survival is 1:100? I find it hard to believe that for every 100 who attempt it 99 die. The beaches of southern europe would be scattered with dead bodies
Yes, it is staggering: http://www.unhcr.org/542d12de9.html: "In all, 90,000 people crossed to Europe between July 1 and September 30 and at least 2,200 lost their lives, compared to 75,000 people and 800 deaths for the period between January 1 and June 30."