Over 1,700 asylum seekers
arrived in different parts of Italy late on Wednesday and early
on Thursday.
Operations in Palermo to offload, run medical checks and
identify almost 900 migrants who were saved by the Norwegian
Navy ship Siem Pilot went on through the night.
Among the arrivals were 138 unaccompanied minors.
A Greek merchant ship with 235 migrants aboard, including
111 women and six children, docked at the Sardinian capital
Cagliari.
An Italian coast guard ship, the Dattilo, arrived in
Catania carrying 121 migrants who had been rescued in the
Channel of Sicily.
In addition to assisting the migrants, the authorities in
Sicily have also started investigations to identify human
traffickers.
The Italian Navy ship Cicala Fulgosi P490 landed in the
port of Reggio Calabria with 558 people of various nationalities
on board.
They include 155 women, 10 of whom are pregnant, and 21
children.
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