'55,892 migrants reached Italy by sea this year, -62%'

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 6 - Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said on Wednesday that 55,892 migrants have reached Italy's coasts between the start of the year and November 4, down 62% compared to the same period in 2023 and down 36% from 2022.
    Police forces have also arrested over the past two years more than 450 migrant traffickers, the interior minister said.
    "Between the start of the year and last October 27, 4,514 migrants were repatriated, up 15% compared to 2023 and 34% compared to 2022", Piantedosi also reported, adding the government intends to "further increase the effective number of repatriations". (ANSA).