More than 1,000 migrants have arrived in Sicily over the past two days.<br /><br />Police say many of them have escaped from the detention camps and a major search is underway.<br /><br />Most of them brave the journey from Africa in overcrowded and flimsy vessels.<br /><br />Officials say as many as 9,000 immigrants have arrived on Italian soil between July 1 and August 10 this year.<br />http://www.euronews.net/
