76 migrants reach Lampedusa

148 people staying at local hotspot

By: ansa.it

Sep 05 2024
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A reported 76 migrants, including 12 minors, reached the pier of Lampedusa on Thursday.
    The refugees - who hail from Egypt, Ethiopia and Syria - said they paid 6,000 euros for the crossing on a 12-metre-long boat that departed from Sabratha in Libya.
    Late on Wednesday, when seven shipwrecked migrants were rescued after their boat capsized off Libya - an incident in which 21 people were reported missing, including three children - a total of 54 migrants from Cameroon and Sudan reached the Sicilian island.
    They were rescued by a coast guard Cp327 cutter.
    The metal vessel they used for the crossing had departed from El Amra in Tunisia.
    The hotspot on the island Imbriacola district on Thursday was hosting 148 migrants.