Over 1300 immigrants arrive in Italy.
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Rome, 26.07.2015(Lana) Italian Coast Guard has announced the
arrival of over 1300 immigrants to Sicily, after being rescued by
Norwegian and Irish ships in the Mediterranean.
785 immigrants arrived in Palermo including 133 women and 27
children after being rescued in operations off the coast of Libya.
Another 468 immigrants including 7 pregnant women arrived at Bouzalo
south east the island on board an Irish Navy ship.
According to International Migration Organization, over 150,000
immigrants arrived into Europe through the Mediterranean from the
beginning of the year up to July 10, half of them into Italy
exceeding the record figure in 2014 and half of them into Greece.
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