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Migrant arrivals in Italy reach 12,000 in three days
01.09.2016 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
The number of migrants who have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea within this week since last week Sun has now risen to more than 12,000, according to UN partner agency, UN Radio says referring to the IOM (UN International Organization for Migration) report.
As to the report, calm seas are believed to have prompted the latest rush to Europe from North Africa.
Reportedly, some unconfirmed reports also indicate that food shortages in Libyan detention centres for migrants may also have played their part.
«Our people in Rome, IOM Italy, tell us that yesterday, Tuesday, a total of 3,850 migrants were rescued at sea. Since Sunday, the number of migrants and refugees rescued in the Channel of Sicily has totalled right around 12,000.»
As to the report, those rescued at sea come mainly from West Africa and the Horn of Africa, with Nigerian nationals far and away the most common migrants arriving in Italy in 2016.
Reportedly, latest data shows that over 3,100 people have died making the Mediterranean Sea crossing so far this year (out of some 270,000 arrivals).
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