The European Commission said today (November 5, 2015) that it expects some three million asylum seekers to arrive in the EU (European Union) by 2017, according to the Euro News website.
Those heading to Europe now will be met by increasingly wintry weather.
"We need to prepare for up to 5,000 people to continue arriving every day from now until February next year," said UNHCR spokesman William Spindler.
"We have seen the number of tragedies in the Aegean increasing in recent months because of the deterioration of the weather conditions. So more people are going to die if we don't act now." Over 3,400 migrants and refugees have already died trying to reach Europe this year by sea.
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