The influx of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from north Africa is taking its toll on Italy.<br /><br /> An unprecedented wave of migration saw more than a thousand arrive on Thursday morning alone (April 16). Close to 600 of those docked in Sicily. <br /><br /> Almost a thousand more are expected on the island throughout the day, according to Italian authorities.<br /><br /> #Italy pleads for aid to cope with migrant influx | Ahram Online http://t.co/fTaOmSLJVS pic.twitter.com/POA658Vdzh— francesco strazzari (@franxstrax) April 16, 2015<br /><br /> The Italian Coast Guard reports it has saved nearly ten thousand people at sea since Friday (April 10). <br /><br /> Italy has called on the European Union to increase the budget for the Triton border control operation. International human rights organisations have made similar calls.<br /><br /> .@EPPGroup to discuss EU #migration and trade policy without taboos in Milan http://t.co/UGDuDBUSnn follow FraFrapiccini #TimeForAction— EPP Group (EPPGroup) April 16, 2015<br /><br /> The human cost of migratio
