The dramas and the massive arrival of immigrants on the Lampedusa coast follow one another. This Saturday at least 40 people disappeared in a new shipwreck from which only four were rescued. It is believed that at least one minor was on board.
More than 1,500 migrants have landed on the island in the past three days. Around 1,000 have already been transferred to reception centres. On Saturday, a boat was found drifting with 65 people on board, including Pakistanis, Syrians, Egyptians and Somalis, who were leaving Libya to pay between 2,000 and 4,000 euros for a trip that almost cost her her life.
The migrants left Zuara in Libya on Friday morning after paying between $2,000 and $4,000 each for the boat ride. Two other ships were intercepted by the Port Authority patrol and the Guardia di Finanza en route to the Italian island. The people on board were taken to other regions.