7,000 people arrive on Italian island of 6,000 as migrant crisis ... - CNN
Sep 15, 2023 · Lampedusa has seen an influx of migrants with 7,000 people arriving in two days, prompting its mayor and the United Nations refugee agency to warn the Italian island is becoming overwhelmed.
Lampedusa: Inside the camp at the heart of Europe’s migrant surge - BBC
Sep 23, 2023 · Thousands of migrants arrived on the shores of Lampedusa last week, overloading local resources on the Italian island. The BBC's Reha Kansara and Emir Nader …
Italy’s Lampedusa caught between solidarity and survival as …
Oct 20, 2023 · Lampedusa, Italy – Fishing, a quintessential Mediterranean industry, has been a historic lifeline for Lampedusa, the touristy Italian island famed for its picturesque beaches and now, Europe’s...
What's behind the surge in migrant arrivals to Italy? | AP News
Sep 15, 2023 · Thousand of migrants reached the Italian island of Lampedusa on more than 100 boats this week. Experts say bad weather created a bottleneck resulting in the spike of arrivals from Tunisia.
Italy's Lampedusa island struggles with migration crisis : NPR
Sep 28, 2023 · Migrants who land on Lampedusa now are swiftly taken by Italian authorities to larger reception centers in Sicily or Italy's mainland.
Italy works to transfer thousands of migrants ... - Associated Press News
Sep 15, 2023 · The reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa remained critical Thursday as it coped with transferring to the mainland thousands of migrants who arrived on small, unseaworthy boats in a 24-hour span this week.
Lampedusa overwhelmed after receiving over 1000 migrants in a …
Apr 6, 2024 · Italian authorities reported that just in a day and a half, more than 1500 people arrived to Lampedusa island, with 333 at the Friday morning alone.
EU pledges crackdown on 'brutal' migrant ... - Associated Press News
Sep 17, 2023 · EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday toured a migrant center on Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa that was overwhelmed with nearly 7,000 arrivals in a 24-hour period this week. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via …
Tensions rise on Italy's Lampedusa island amid migrant ... - ABC News
Sep 14, 2023 · LONDON -- Tensions are rising quickly in Lampedusa -- a small Italian island located off the coast of Sicily -- after local officials said around 6,700 migrants arrived this week, with many asking to be relocated to other European Union countries.
Italy's Lampedusa pleads for help after thousands of migrant …
Sep 14, 2023 · The small Italian island of Lampedusa is being overwhelmed by the number of migrants arriving on its shores, its mayor said on Thursday, after thousands of people landed from North Africa on...