Lampedusa nighttime landings: 137 migrants have arrived on the island

Last Updated: March 15, 2024

Lampedusa, notte di sbarchi: sono arrivati sull'isola 137 migranti

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“There are 137 migrants landed in Lampedusa since midnight today, March 15th. Yesterday on the island, there were 8 landings in 24 hours with a total of 431 people. The latest rescues, carried out by the Coast Guard and the finance guard, involved a group of 65 (including 3 women and 4 minors) Nigerians, Sudanese, Senegalese, Somalis, and Ivorians who departed from Zawia in Libya and 47 (including 3 women) Gambians, Malaysians, Senegalese, and Somalis who set off from Sfax in Tunisia. The Carabinieri, on the other hand, blocked 25 (including 3 women and 1 minor) Eritreans, Gambians, Ethiopians, and Nigerians who departed from Tagiura in Libya at Cala Pisana. The 8-meter fiberglass boat was found overturned at the Cala Pisana dock.

There are 621 migrants housed in the Imbriacola hotspot in Lampedusa. For 300 of them, the Prefecture of Agrigento, in agreement with the Ministry of the Interior, has arranged for the morning transfer with the Sansovino ferry arriving in Porto Empedocle in the evening. 266 adults will go to Melilli, while 34 unaccompanied minors will stay in the communities of Agrigento.”