Around 200 asylum seekers landed on
eight different boats on Lampedusa overnight, further
complicating the already difficult situation on the southern
Italian island.
The asylum seekers were taken to the island's migrant hotspot,
taking the number present at the facility up to 910.
In theory the structure has a capacity of 95.
A sharp rise in the number of migrant-boat landings from North
African in recent weeks has put facilities under strain,
especially given the need for arrivals to go into quarantine due
to the coronavirus emergency.
Several cases of large groups of migrants under quarantine
running away from the facilities hosting them has caused
widespread concern.
The GNV Azzurra ship, which will be used to quarantine migrants
arriving in the Sicilian province of Agrigento, has arrived at
the port of Porto Empedocle.
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