Migrant landings in Italy have fallen 67% to 6,560 this year compared to last, when there were 19,937, the interior ministry said Saturday.
Asian countries lead the way over African ones in terms of countries of origin, the Viminale said, with Bangladeshis accounting for 1,515 of arrivals, followed by Syrians at 1,207, then Tunisians at 721 and Egyptians at 645.
Libyan ports of departure led the way with 4,860 departures followed by Tunisian ones with 1,658, far down from the 11,988 of the same period last year.
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