European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels for an emergency summit to tackle the growing migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.
Over 1700 people have drowned on rickety vessels setting sail from countries like Libya to reach EU shores and the problem is likely to worsen as we head into the summer months.
The 28 leaders are set to implement a plan to try to save the lives of the migrants and to bring the human traffickers to justice.
Arriving at the meeting, the UK Prime Minister committed the British Royal Navy's flagship vessel to take part in operations but that he wants to ensure the migrants don't get the immediate possibility to claim asylum in the UK
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Countries in Northern European like the UK have been critisiced for not doing enough to help their partners with Mediterranean coastlines deal with the issue - but UK Prime Minister David Cameron says they're going to make a real contribution from now on.
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