Immigrants from Asia, Africa, and Middle Eastern Nations arrived at the Italian port of Lampedusa one week ago. They were undocumented immigrants in other countries, so they gathered boats and decided to leave from ports in Libya and Tunisia.
The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most dangerous routes for most boats. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 3231 people died or went missing on the route in 2021. The boats that recently arrived in Italy were overcrowded, because they crammed 1200 people into 15 boats. Hundreds of migrants were rescued, and five dead bodies were found.
The number of immigrants arriving in this part Italy is high compared to previous years, but nothing beats the numbers from 2015, the height of the ongoing refugee crisis.
The Coast Guard and non-governmental organizations work to rescue hundreds of drowning people every year. “One rescue operation could put a total of around 231 people out of danger of drowning,” according to a charity called Alarm Phone.
Not everybody to help immigrants get into Italy because populist politician Matteo Salvini is currently pursuing a trial to stop it. “With millions of Italians in difficulty, we cannot think of thousands of illegal immigrants,” he said.
The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most dangerous routes for most boats. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 3231 people died or went missing on the route in 2021. The boats that recently arrived in Italy were overcrowded, because they crammed 1200 people into 15 boats. Hundreds of migrants were rescued, and five dead bodies were found.
The number of immigrants arriving in this part Italy is high compared to previous years, but nothing beats the numbers from 2015, the height of the ongoing refugee crisis.
The Coast Guard and non-governmental organizations work to rescue hundreds of drowning people every year. “One rescue operation could put a total of around 231 people out of danger of drowning,” according to a charity called Alarm Phone.
Not everybody to help immigrants get into Italy because populist politician Matteo Salvini is currently pursuing a trial to stop it. “With millions of Italians in difficulty, we cannot think of thousands of illegal immigrants,” he said.
