Austria prepares to send soldiers to border with Italy

Austria plans to very soon establish checks on the border with Italy and deploy soldiers there unless the influx of migrants slows down.

Izvor: Beta

Tuesday, 04.07.2017.

11:09

Austria prepares to send soldiers to border with Italy
Migrants are seen on July 1 on board the Swedish rescue ship Bkv 002, before disembarking in Sicily (Tanjug/AP)

Austria prepares to send soldiers to border with Italy

Doskozil added that the measures would be "indispensable" if the inflow of migrants from Africa into Italy does not ease, Beta reported, citing AFP.

According to Krone, "750 soldiers are available" while "four armored vehicles have already been sent to the area over the weekend."

The UN recently announced that 83,650 migrants arrived in Italy across the Mediterranean Sea this year - nearly 20 more than in the first half of 2016.

Most of them departed from Libya, while more than 2,000 drowned during their journey.

"This is not sustainable. We need to have other countries joining Italy and sharing that responsibility," UNHCR'S special envoy for the central Mediterranean Vincent Cochete told reporters in Geneva.

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