More than a thousand migrants arrived in Italy within a few hours while hundreds of others, rescued by humanitarian vessels, were waiting for a port to receive them, NGOs and authorities said on Sunday. The influx – while not unusual for the summer months – this year comes as Italy gears up for early elections which could bring the hard right to power. Between 1 January and 22 July, 34,000 people arrived in Italy by sea compared with 25,500 during the same period in 2021 and 10,900 in 2020, Italy’s interior ministry said. More than 600 people attempting to cross the Mediterranean on board a dr…

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