Once popular holiday destination, Lampedusa now gateway to EU for migrants Lampedusa has always been point of interest due to its strategic location in central Mediterranean Sea Dilara Hamit | 24. ...

The tiny Italian island of Lampedusa should be a holiday paradise. The most southerly territory of Italy lies exactly between that country and North Africa. With a population of around 6,000 ...

Transferring migrants from the island of Lampedusa to other locations across the country is the only solution Italian authorities have provided to relieve pressure on the local reception centre, ...

Lampedusa’s mayor said on Sept. 14, 2023, that 7,000 migrants had arrived in 48 hours. But it is wrong to say the same number of migrants arrived on the island between March 23-25, 2024.

This week more than 11,560 migrants have journeyed to this small, stubbly spot in the central Mediterranean, making it both the location and physical symbol of Europe's current migration crisis.

A museum on the island of Lampedusa dedicated to migrants who have lost their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea has been closed as prime minister Giorgia Meloni ramps up efforts to stop the boats.

"We thought Lampedusa, with its hospitality and scenery, would be good for us." Not far away, braggarts are selling boat tours of the island, with aperitifs in the setting sun.

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 overwhelmed.

Italy's Lampedusa island struggles with migration crisis Some 12,000 migrants — more than twice the population of this island — arrived in a single week this month. Islanders showed compassion ...

Shipwreck kills dozens of migrants off Italian coast 01:57. Over 50 migrants were headed to the Italian island of Lampedusa Sunday after a charity ship rescued them from an abandoned oil platform ...

40 migrants are missing and feared dead after a boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. The Italian Coast Guard only rescued 10 survivors from a boat that ...