Italian authorities reported on Tuesday that more than 2,000 migrants had arrived by boat on the island of Lampedusa, while a total of 116,000 migrants had arrived in the European country this year.
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According to international media, around 50 boats with around 1,900 migrants arrived on the Italian island during the day this Monday, whose reception center is only designed for 400 people.
In this sense, the reception capacity of the facility exceeds the capacity, so migrants are being transferred to other areas of the country, according to the authorities.
��#Lampedusa Not huge a star dietro ai numeri
Not pervenuto the number of people in 58 sbarchi da stanotte all 11:00. Ieri 50mm 51 Sbarchi.
The Sciame di barchini dalla #Tunisia It is so big that it arrives directly at the pier without SAR.
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— Sergio Scandura (@scandura)
September 12, 2023
The government, in turn, said that the majority of people came from the port city of Sfax in Tunisia, which had crossed the dangerous Mediterranean route.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported at the end of August that more than 2,000 migrants had died trying to cross the central Mediterranean so far this year.
“U mare chino c’è.” Chi is alive #Lampedusa Try to remember a flow of arrival as intense as this time. This is the reason why the author only received the exam for Ms. Ong. We are not leaving the world and will go back into a mare with us #Dusk pic.twitter.com/g5O4Ojm86b
— Sea-Watch Italy (@SeaWatchItaly)
September 12, 2023
From Tunisia, which has overtaken Libya as the starting point for irregular migration, migrants travel to the island of Lampedusa, 190 kilometers from the Tunisian coast.
The Italian Interior Ministry has reported the arrival of 116,028 migrants in the country in 2023, far exceeding the numbers recorded in previous years.