Updated 3.30 p.m.

A group of 52 migrants arrived at Xrobb l-Ghagin this afternoon, raising the number of arrivals today to 188.

The latest arrivals include thee women. They arrrived on a dinghy which managed to reach the shore.

This morning, a group of 136 illegal immigrants was brought to Malta on a patrol boat.

The  86 men, 43 women and seven children were picked up from a drifting dinghy some 72 miles south of Malta  after their boat was deemed to be in distress.

Among the migrants was a newborn, while another baby was born as a patrol boat was bringing the migrants to Malta.

The patrol boat returned to Hay Wharf at about 4 a.m.

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