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1. Lampedusa - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampedusa
Description: WEBLampedusa is both the southernmost point and the southernmost island of Italy. Politically and administratively, Lampedusa is part of Italy, but geologically it is part of Africa since the sea between the two is no deeper than 120 m (390 ft). Lampedusa is a semi-arid island, dominated by a garrigue landscape, with maquis shrubland in the west ...
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2. 7,000 people arrive on Italian island of 6,000 as migrant crisis
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/15/europe/italy-lampedusa-migrant-crisis-intl/index.html
Description: WEBSep 15, 2023 · CNN —. Lampedusa has seen an influx of migrants with 7,000 people arriving in two days, prompting its mayor and the United Nations refugee agency to warn the Italian island is becoming...
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3. Lampedusa: Inside the camp at the heart of Europe’s migrant …
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66901724
Description: WEB23 September 2023. By Reha Kansara & Emir Nader,BBC Trending & Newsnight, in Lampedusa. BBC. Thousands of migrants arrived on the shores of Lampedusa last week, overloading local resources on...
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4. On Lampedusa, a familiar disillusion 10 years after its first refugee
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/24/on-lampedusa-a-familiar-disillusion-10-years-after-its-first-refugee-tragedy
Description: WEBSep 24, 2023 · On Lampedusa, a familiar disillusion 10 years after its first refugee tragedy | Migration | The Guardian. Migrants resting on the streets of Lampedusa. The island is about 70 miles from the...
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5. Lampedusa Island | Italy, Map, & History | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/place/Lampedusa-Island
Description: WEBApr 11, 2024 · Lampedusa Island, largest (area 8 square miles [21 square km]) of the Isole Pelagie (Pelagie Islands), an island group that includes Linosa and Lampione islets. Administratively Lampedusa is part of the autonomous region of Sicily in Italy. It is located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and.
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6. Italy's Lampedusa pleads for help after thousands of migrant arrivals
Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italys-lampedusa-at-point-no-return-with-migrants-mayor-says-2023-09-14/
Description: WEBLAMPEDUSA, Italy, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The small Italian island of Lampedusa is being overwhelmed by the number of migrants arriving on its shores, its mayor said on Thursday, after thousands of...
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7. Ten years after tragedy, tiny Lampedusa at centre of migration …
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/20/ten-years-after-tragedy-tiny-lampedusa-at-centre-of-migration-crisis-again
Description: WEBSep 20, 2023 · by Angela Giuffrida in Lampedusa. Wed 20 Sep 2023 03.00 EDT. Last modified on Thu 21 Sep 2023 00.09 EDT. V ito Fiorino and his friends were preparing to go fishing after sleeping the night on his...
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8. Lampedusa travel - Lonely Planet | Sicily, Italy, Europe
Link: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/sicily/lampedusa
Description: WEBSicily, Italy, Europe. Lampedusa, the largest of the three Pelagic Islands (the others are Linosa and Lampione), lies about 200km south of Sicily, closer to Tunisia than Italy. Surrounded by stunning aquamarine waters, with its south shore protected as a marine reserve, it's a popular summer holiday destination whose year-round population of ...
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9. Lampedusa: Italy's gateway to Europe struggles with migrant …
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57087818
Description: WEBMay 12, 2021 · Cloaked by darkness and guarded by police, they huddle together at the port: the latest migrants to reach Lampedusa, out of the shadows and into Europe. More than 2,000 have reached the southern...
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10. Italy works to transfer thousands of migrants who reached a tiny …
Link: https://apnews.com/article/lampedusa-migrants-italy-tunisia-crisis-51e64476f99db59ae1c273a3929b74c8
Description: WEBSep 15, 2023 · LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, Italy (AP) — A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed Thursday as authorities worked to transfer to the mainland thousands of people who arrived on small, unseaworthy boats in a 24-hour span this week.
