MSF stated that the Italian Maritime Rescue Control Centre informed the crew of its rescue ship, Geo Barents, in the search and rescue area off the Italian coast, of the migrant boat. It stated that it is still waiting for permission from the Italian authorities to disembark them at one of the nearby Italian ports.
According to the Italian Ministry of the Interior, so far this year, about 50,000 people have arrived in Italy via the Mediterranean, a significant increase compared to the same period of the previous year, when about 35,000 migrants arrived.
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