The European Union is to triple funding for search and rescue operations amid the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.
A summit of leaders in Brussels also agreed to explore ways to destroy the boats used by people traffickers, and several countries are promising to contribute ships to the search and rescue operation.
Over 1700 migrants have died in the Mediterranean this year attempting to cross to Europe from Libya.
Refugee expert at rights group Amnesty International Steve Simmons says the tripling of funding for search and rescue is misleading.
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Refugee expert at rights group Amnesty International Steve Simmons says the number of migrants attempting to make the journey is unlikely to fall soon.
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