Lampedusa has seen an influx of migrants with 7,000 people arriving in two days, prompting its mayor and the United Nations refugee agency to warn the Italian island is becoming overwhelmed.
The island – whose population is under 7,000 – has long been a first port of call for people crossing from north Africa and has been a flashpoint in Europe’s migration crisis. Mayor Filippo Mannino on Thursday said the migrant crisis had reached a “point of no return.” “In the past 48 hours, around 7,000 people have arrived on my island, an island that has always welcomed and saved in its arms,” Mannino told Italy’s RTL 102.5 radio.
Darmanin who was speaking from Menton on Tuesday, said “we have a 100% increase in flows on the Italian border, which obviously affects the Alpes-Maritimes department as well as all the departments in the Alps,” announcing “very significant reinforcements” to tackle the situation at the border and “fight illegal immigration.
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