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A huge recent surge in migrants arriving in Italy by sea is set to continue, the International Organization for Migration has warned.
Nearly 6,000 have arrived since Tuesday alone, it says.
In the week to 13 April, arrivals in Italy were 173% higher than the previous week, while arrivals in Greece were 76% lower.
Officials in Libya say they fear the closure of the migrant route through Greece is leading to the surge.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36054840
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Earlier this week, the president of the European Council also warned Italy and Malta to expect large numbers of would-be migrants departing from Libya.
Donald Tusk told MEPs that it would not be possible to apply the same approach used for the Balkans to Libya.
So far this year, the IOM has recorded more than 23,000 arrivals in Italy and more than 153,000 in Greece.
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Well it's reassuring to see how the EU has it all under control now.
It's taken ages for them to formulate flawed plan A for Greece but where's the plan for Italy/Malta or didn't they expect a change in preferred route?