Record number of migrants reach Italy by boat in 2016
Around 1.71 lakh migrants reached Italy by boat from Africa in 2016 so far, which is more than any previous year on record, according to UN's refugee agency. The total this year has surpassed the previous record of 1.7 lakh, set in 2014. This comes after migrants taking the Greek route into EU fell "drastically" due to the EU-Turkey deal.