3,000 migrants landed in January, +135% compared to 2024

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 27 - With the surge in landings recorded over the weekend (about 1,500), migrant arrivals in Italy so far in 2025 reached 3,074, with an increase of 136% compared to the same period of the previous year, the interior ministry said Monday.
    It said good sea conditions had favored departures, which were recorded above all from Libya towards Lampedusa.
    Ministry data showed that Pakistanis (525), Bangladeshis (321), Egyptians (206) and Syrians (119) were the most numerous among those who landed.
    Unaccompanied minors were 221, said the ministry. (ANSA).