Lampedusa sees continued migrant landings: 552 in hotspot

Last Updated: May 6, 2024

Lampedusa, finiscono in mare cinquanta migranti: vengono soccorsi, ma un quindicenne della Guinea è disperso

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Ninety-three migrants, after being rescued by three boats, disembarked in Lampedusa during the night where yesterday, in the span of 24 hours, there were 17 landings with a total of 627 people arriving. Composing the groups, coming from Tunisia and Libya, are men, women, and minors originating from Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Chad, Guinea Konakry, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Egypt, Syria, and Senegal. At the Imbriacola hotspot, there are currently 552 guests. By mid-morning, the prefecture of Agrigento ordered the transfer of 252 migrants with the Sansovino ferry, which will arrive in Porto Empedocle in the evening.

In Pantelleria, 80 migrants, mostly of Tunisian nationality, arrived in the last few days with small boats. The landing operations were controlled by the coast guard, carabinieri, and finance officials. Only yesterday, six landings with 53 men, women, and children. The migrants are in the first reception center at the former Barone barracks, which can accommodate 50 people. They are awaiting transfer to the first reception center in Milo district, Trapani.