The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. June 8, 2016 More Than 10,000 People Have Died Trying to Cross Mediterranean Since 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The number of people who have died crossing the Mediterranean in an attempt to reach Europe has topped 10,000 since 2014. The United Nations said this year has seen a sharp uptick in deaths, with more than 2,800 people drowning since January alone. Topics:Refugees .