More than 42,000 people have arrived in Italy since the beginning of the year, compared to 11,000 for the same period last year. A record influx is a source of strong tensions between France and Italy.
They even turned into a diplomatic crisis last week, when Gérald Darmanin said that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was "unable to solve migration problems" A dozen mobile force vans have been sent to Menton to deal with the influx.