The tiny Italian island of Lampedusa should be a holiday paradise. The most southerly territory of Italy lies exactly between that country and North Africa. With a population of around 6,000 ...

One woman died, two people were feared missing and 87 were rescued following a migrant shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, a U.N. migration agency official said on Monday. Lampedusa lies ...

Lampedusa, Italy – More than 2,000 people and 289 children have died in 2023 trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in search of safety and a future in Europe. Many of those who survive the ...

On Lampedusa, there's sympathy for migrants — as long as they don't stay. Some 12,000 migrants — more than twice the population of this island — arrived in a single week this month.

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Thousands of migrants from North Africa have landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Italy has no clear plan for what happens next to them. The tiny Italian resort island of Lampedusa sits in ...

Lampedusa’s tragedies remind us we need urgent action from the EU. People continue to die in the Mediterranean because we are yet to see a coordinated rescue effort and safe routes for migration.

And in 2015, Lampedusa became an EU “hot spot” reception center: a highly militarized facility designated for the identification, processing, and first-aid support of migrants.

Lampedusa's residents have lost the habit of seeing survivors of the Mediterranean. Migrant arrivals in Italy this year could exceed the record figure of 180,000 reached in 2016.

Some 12,000 migrants — more than twice the population of this island — arrived in a single week this month. Islanders showed compassion, but prefer that any newcomers leave as quickly as possible.