Migrant landings at Lampedusa are
picking up again after a lull lasting a few days, sources on the
stepping stone island between Sicily and Tunisia said Saturday.
Landings have resumed at full pace on Lampedusa where 252
migrants have arrived since last midnight after the rescue of
seven boats.
on Friday, after two days of stoppage due to rough seas, there
were nine landings with a total of 271 people.
The Catania hub has received and assisted 15,000 people in the
last three months, including 700 minors and a dozen pregnant
women, mostly from Tunisia, but also Eritreans, Ethiopians,
Afghans, Moroccans and Egyptians.
The Lampedusa hub is currently about three times over capacity.
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