Italy authorises two ships carrying over 100 migrants to its shore

Italy has reportedly authorised arrival of two charity ships carrying over 100 migrants to dock on its Sicilian port of Messina and Pozzallo. Italy has said that it authorised arrival of two ships after discussing terms with European Commission and or European Union countries. Or countries that have agreed to accommodate some of se migrants are Germany and France. 

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German charity Sea-Eye's ship Alan Kurdi will dock in Sicilian port of Messina, while SOS Mediterranean's Ocean Viking will dock at Pozzallo, also in Sicily. Rome agreed to take ships in after a temporary agreement between France, Germany, Italy and Malta. According to Italy's interior ministry, European Commission has reportedly started process of distributing 61 migrants onboard of Alan Kurdi and 60 migrants on Ocean Viking among EU countries that have agreed to take m in. 

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European migrant crisis

surge in European migrant crisis began in 2015 with migrants coming from mostly Muslim-majority countries of rth Africa and Greater Middle-East. German charity Sea-Eye's Alan Kurdi, named after Syrian boy who drowned in Mediterranean in 2015, has so far rescued more than 500 people from Mediterranean sea looking to enter Europe. Italy has taken most number of refugees since 2014. According to a data released by Italy's interior ministry in 2014, 163,368 migrants have been rescued at sea that year alone. 

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immigrants began to flock in European countries after rise of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Syrians take top spot among nationalities arriving in Europe by sea. In vember 2014, Syrians comprised largest nationality arriving in Italy, nearly 3,000 or a third of total, Italy's interior ministry data stated. International media reported that current number of displaced people is at highest level since World War II. 

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(with inputs from ncies)