Italy's Council of Ministers declared a "state of emergency" on migration. It will last for six months and will be valid throughout the national territory.
The state of emergency will have funding of 5 million euros to deal with the situation. In the last few hours alone, more than 3,000 migrants have arrived on Italian shores. In two complex and long operations, still unfinished, the Coast Guard intercepted two boats carrying 800 and 400 people in waters near Sicily and Calabria. Meanwhile, two structures are being rapidly built in Catania to accommodate some 700 rescued migrants whose arrival is scheduled between tonight and early tomorrow.