More than a statistic: The human cost of migration to Italy

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The influx of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from north Africa is taking its toll on Italy.

An unprecedented wave of migration saw more than a thousand arrive on Thursday morning alone (April 16). Close to 600 of those docked in Sicily.

Almost a thousand more are expected on the island throughout the day, according to Italian authorities.

#Italy pleads for aid to cope with migrant influx | Ahram Online http://t.co/fTaOmSLJVS pic.twitter.com/POA658Vdzh— francesco strazzari (@franxstrax) April 16, 2015

The Italian Coast Guard reports it has saved nearly ten thousand people at sea since Friday (April 10).

Italy has called on the European Union to increase the budget for the Triton border control operation. International human rights organisations have made similar calls.

.@EPPGroup to discuss EU #migration and trade policy without taboos in Milan http://t.co/UGDuDBUSnn follow FraFrapiccini #TimeForAction— EPP Group (EPPGroup) April 16, 2015

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