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3rd July 2021
06:46pm BST

while looking for space to house them for the required Covid isolation period, local media radio reported.
Reuters reports that summer weather has seen an increase in migrants trying to reach Europe from north Africa, with Libya being a key transit point for migrants from a number of countries trying to get to Europe via the Mediterranean.
Tunisia has now also become a hub for migrants though, with the country calling on the European Union for help dealing with migration by helping fight poverty in Africa. Almost 19,800 migrants have arrived since the beginning of the year against just over 6,700 in the same period last year, Italian interior ministry figures show.Explore more on these topics: