Italy: Record number of migrants arrive on Lampedusa
By DW
29 September 2021 |
4:02 pm
Numbers of migrant arrivals in Lampedusa have jumped. The arrival of 686 people on one rusty fishing boat is the largest single arrival in 2021.
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