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Two-year-old migrant girl dies after being rescued from sinking vessel

Two-year-old migrant girl dies as boat sinks off Lampedusa

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Eight people are missing and a two-year-old migrant girl dies after a boat sinks in waters off Lampedusa. Forty-two people were successfully rescued.

wreath floating on the sea in commemoration of October 3rd 2013 massacre of migrants in boat fire.

North African migrant situation is “explosive” – Meloni

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni said today the situation North African migrant situation was “explosive”. Almost 135,000 have arrived by boat this year.

Meloni and von der Leyen visit Lampedusa

September 17, 2023September 17, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Lampedusa on Sunday to see the scale of the migrant emergency.

Lampedusa migrant arrivals total almost 7000 in 24 hours

September 14, 2023September 14, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The island of Lampedusa is at the forefront of migrant arrivals in Italy. From Tuesday, a flotilla of dangerously flimsy boats delayed by bad weather in Tunisia arrived in a 24-hour period. The total number of migrants in that period was around 6,800.

Lampedusa migration centre under stress. EU Commissioner vist and says this is a European issue

Record number of migrants on Lampedusa

August 26, 2023August 26, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

There were 4,121 migrants and refugees in the Lampedusa hotspot mid-morning on Saturday. This follows the arrival on the island of a record 1,918 people in 65 landings on Friday.

Illegal border crossings - migrants in a packed blue boat arriving in Lampedusa, Italy. Image by Concetta Rizzo (EFE)

Lampedusa deluged with migrants

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Tuesday, hundreds of migrants arrived on the island of Lampedusa within a few hours. Reportedly, the majority of them departed from Sfax in Tunisia.

European Commissioner visits Lampedusa – immigrant frontline

July 4, 2023July 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi today thanked European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson for visiting Lampedusa. She saw first-hand the difficulties Italy is experiencing in handling the arrival of large numbers of migrants by sea.

Yet more migrant deaths, and over 2000 arrivals on Lampedusa

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

More than 2,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Italy in the last 24 hours. Furthermore, at least 7 are dead in Maltese waters, and official Cutro death toll reaches 90.

Lampedusa: Record 35,000 arrivals on Italian island in 2021

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The prefect of the Sicilian city of Agrigento announced a record 35,000 migrants landed on Lampedusa in 2021. That compares to nearly 20,000 in 2020. The island has reached its capacity limit, the prefect warned.