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EU must not be 'blind' to migrant surge, Italian PM says at Lampedusa crisis talks

Sky News Sunday, 17 September 2023
Italian leader Giorgia Meloni has demanded Brussels step up to help her country deal with a surge in migrants.
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News video: Italian island struggles to tackle migrant surge, doubling population

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The Italian island of Lampedusa is struggling to cope with a surge in migrant boats from North Africa. The tiny island is hosting more than 7,000 people, which is equivalent to the entire local population. Men, women and children were forced to sleep on makeshift camping stretchers as the local...

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