Italian interior Ministry: Number of Migrants Through Libya Decreased.

Rome, 22 April 2018(Lana) According to figures issued by the Italian Interior Ministry, the flow of migrants who arrive by Sea has decreased in the last ten months by 79.4% to 43166 against 147942 in the period from July 2016 to April 20,2017. These figures marked a decline, for the tenth consecutive month, of irregular migration to the country's shores, the Ministry said, noting that in the period from beginning of July 2017 up to now 104776 migrants have been registered, which lesser that the same period of last year. The Ministry noted that July 2017 has seen the launch of a new strategy to curb down irregular migration and trafficking, which resulted in a reverse of flow, after the first six months of the same year. Since January this year the number of migrants who have arrived in Italy has reached 7551 compared to 36728 in the same period of last year, a decrease of 79.4% . The rate of migrants who started the journey in Libya was markedly decreased 85%. =Lana=