Italy crisis WORSENS as 25,000 migrants arrive in ONE MONTH

MORE than 25,000 migrants arrived at Italy’s borders in July alone, shocking new statistics have revealed.

By Joey Millar

PUBLISHED: 11:10, Sat, Aug 13, 2016 | UPDATED: 11:19, Sat, Aug 13, 2016

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More than 25,000 migrants arrived in Italy last month

The huge influx makes a 12 per cent increase on the same period last year, according to European Union border agency Frontex.
Most who made the trip across the Mediterranean Sea, often in flimsy dinghies, were Nigerians and Eritreans.
With migrants now facing tougher measures in Greece, many have changed tack this year and used Italy as an entry point into Europe.

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