Five boats with 296 migrants arrive in Lampedusa

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Night of landings in Lampedusa where, after the rescue of 5 small boats, 296 migrants arrived. Throughout the day yesterday (October 13), there were 9 landings with a total of 487 people. The last boats were intercepted and blocked by the vessels of Frontex, the coast guard, and the finance police.

The boats, carrying a minimum of 43 to a maximum of 100 people, according to the acquired declarations, set sail from Sabratah and Zuwara in Libya and from Sfax in Tunisia. Sudanese, Ivorians, Guineans, Malaysians, Bangladeshis, Egyptians, Iraqis, and Pakistanis boarded, paying from 700 Tunisian dinars to 6 thousand euros. The last 100 arrivals stated that they wanted to reach Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Norway. Very few want to stay and live in Italy.


Cinque barchini con 296 migranti arrivano a Lampedusa

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