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Added on the 13/07/2020 17:59:34 - Copyright : AFP EN
Images showing a boat belonging to the Italian coastguard in the harbour of Lampedusa island in Sicily, after they rescued migrants in the Mediterranean sea. IMAGES
A group of 73 migrants mainly from Bangladesh are rescued by an Italian Guardia di Finanza vessel in the Mediterranean sea and brought to Lampedusa. More than 1,400 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa at the weekend, sparking calls from far-right politicians for action to stem the flow, amid fresh moves by Italian authorities against the rescue boats who operate in the central Mediterranean. IMAGES
More than one hundred migrants, some of whom are minors, are being transferred to the municipality of Porto Empedocle, in Sicily, after arriving on the small Italian island of Lampedusa (south of Sicily) in recent days. IMAGES
Around 70 migrants who have arrived in Lampedusa from North Africa in recent days are transferred by boat to Porto Empedocle on the Italian island of Sicily. Most of the migrants are minors. IMAGES
250 migrants board a tourist ferry from Lampedusa to Porto Empedocle, Sicily. Hundreds of migrants continue to arrive daily in southern Italy on small boats, particularly to the island of Lampedusa. IMAGES
Tunisian migrants taken by boat by the Italian customs and financial police to the island of Lampedusa are picked up by emergency services at the port and placed in ambulances that will take them to the island's reception centre. IMAGES