More than one million refugees crossed into Europe this year

More than one million refugees have crossed into Europe this year, the International Organisation for Migration has said.

More than one million migrants and refugees have crossed into Europe this year, the International Organisation for Migration has said.

With just days left in 2015, the Geneva-based intergovernmental organisation said the million mark was crossed on Monday - marking more than a four-fold increase from last year and a symbolic milestone amid the fallout of war, poverty and persecution in Africa and the Middle East.