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Migrants on a wooden boat wait for Italian coast guards near the island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. Reuters
Migrants on a wooden boat wait for Italian coast guards near the island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. Reuters
Mediterranean migrant crossings to Italy double in a year
Nearly 41,000 people reach Italian shores but many are denied asylum