In the month of July, the number of migrants detected at EU’s borders more than tripled to 107,500 compared to the same month of last year, surpassing the 100,000 mark in a single month for the first time since Frontex began keeping records in 2008.

The figure was the third consecutive monthly record, jumping well past the previous high of more than 70,000 reached in June. Both the Eastern Mediterranean route and the Western Balkans were also well above the previous month’s highs.

This brings the number of detections in the January-July period to nearly 340,000, compared to 123,500 recorded in the same period of last year and 280,000 in all of 2014. This has created an unprecedented pressure on border control authorities in Greece, Italy and Hungary.

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