Italian Island Lampedusa has received, in the last 24 hours, the arrival of up to 1,087 arrivals from north Africa.
Of the 1,087 migrants, 576 of them traveled in overcrowded conditions on fishing boats stationed and escorted by officers. Financial Guardian and it Coast Guard to the port.
This is a new mass arrival on the island, whose reception center with 907 migrants is once again on the verge of collapse after 12 landings in the last hours and despite the fact that several groups have been transferred to the island. Porto Empedoclein the SicilyItalian media reported
After a day of continuous arrivals, last night a fishing boat carrying 576 migrants from Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Morocco, Pakistan and Bangladesh that sailed on Sunday night from Zwara, in Libya, was brought into port, and 43 others arrived. not long after, people of Gambian, Guinean, Malay and Senegalese nationality also sailed on the same day.
Next is the agency Ansa reported this also in the waters Lampedusa That Coast Guard rescued 43 immigrants whose boat capsized at Capo Ponente.
The survivors managed to swim to nearby rocks, where they waited to be rescued.
Based on information from the residents who were rescued, there were 50 people on board the ship, so some were missing. In addition, a 2-year-old girl was rescued in very difficult health condition and died while being transferred to land.
Two fishermen Lampedusa They participated in rescue duties and managed to rescue two migrants from the sea and move them to the port.
On the other hand, the police arrested a trader from Tunisia. The person was arrested on suspicion of promoting secret immigration. Specifically, it will be introduced Lampedusa 44 immigrants from various countries.
Agreement with Albania
Recently, the Italian government led by Giorgia Meloni signed an agreement with Albania to intern and process illegal immigrants in Albanian territory.
That European Commission has criticized the agreement and compared it to an agreement between the UK and Rwanda to transfer immigrants to detention centers in the African country. Ultimately, British courts blocked the agreement.
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio TajaniHowever, he defended that the agreement reached with Albani complied with all European Union regulations.
Under the agreement, Italy will transfer migrants rescued in the country to centers with a capacity of up to 3,000 people each in Albania. Mediterranean. The target for spring 2024 is 36,000 immigrants
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