A migrant reception center on Italy’s southernmost island is trying to cope with thousands of people who arrived on boats within a span of 24 hours.
A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed Thursday as it coped with transferring to the mainland thousands of migrants who arrived on small, unseaworthy boatsThe Red Cross said 4,200 migrants remained at the center out of the 6,800 who had swamped the tiny tourist and fishing island in a flotilla of some 120 boats“After a particularly challenging day like yesterday, today people...
,’’ said Francesca Basile of the Italian Red Cross. “The situation is certainly complex and gradually we are trying to return to normal.”She said that all of the migrants have been given food and that camping beds were being distributed “so that they don’t sleep in the cold.” On Wednesday, some migrants scuffled for food and bottles of water, according to Sicilian media. Others jumped into the sea to cool off.
Italian television Sky TG24 said just one migrant boat arrived on the island Thursday, carrying 44 people.
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