Mayor says the small island has been overwhelmed by the number of migrants arriving from North Africa and calls for support from European nations.
The small Italian island of Lampedusa is being overwhelmed by the numbers of migrants arriving on its shores after thousands of people landed from North Africa on boats over the past two days, its mayor has said.
"In the past 48 hours, around 7,000 people have arrived in Lampedusa, which has always welcomed them with open arms," Mayor Filippo Mannino told Italy's RTL 102.5 radio on Thursday."Europe and the Italian state must step in immediately with a rapid support operation and swift transfer of people."Some migrants on the island placed towels over their heads to shield themselves from the late summer sun as they waited to be processed by the Italian authorities.
Hundreds of migrants were transferred to Porto Empedocle in Sicily on an overnight ferry where they were greeted by volunteers handing out food. Meloni has sought to improve ties with Tunisia, from where most of the boats are now leaving, and in July, Tunis and the European Union signed a pact aimed at stemming migrant flows.
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