Almost 220,000 Migrants, a Record, Reached Europe by Sea in October: UN
"That makes it the highest total for any month to date and roughly the same as the entire total for 2014," he said. The UNHCR puts 2014 arrivals by sea at about 219,000.
A Greek fishing boat sails next to a half-sunken catamaran carrying around 150 refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, October 30, 2015. (Reuters)