India  

800 migrants removed from overcrowded asylum centre on island of Lampedusa

Video Credit: euronews (in English) - Duration: 01:00s - Published
800 migrants removed from overcrowded asylum centre on island of Lampedusa

800 migrants removed from overcrowded asylum centre on island of Lampedusa

A migrant reception centre on the Italian island of Lampedusa is still hugely overcrowded despite the removal of 800 people on Saturday.

The centre still has 500 migrants, when it is designed for a maximum of 200.

View on euronews


You Might Like


Related videos from verified sources

Thousands of migrants in Lesbos queue to enter new camp after devastating fire [Video]

Thousands of migrants in Lesbos queue to enter new camp after devastating fire

Thousands of asylum seekers are in queues waiting to register and enter the new temporary refugee camp in Lesbos island in Greece after the fire that completely destroyed Moria refugee camp.

Credit: Newsflare STUDIO     Duration: 01:05Published
Displaced migrants on Lesbos island protest in wake of fire at Moira camp [Video]

Displaced migrants on Lesbos island protest in wake of fire at Moira camp

Over 12,000 people were left homeless after fires on Tuesday and Wednesday gutted the Moria camp in the midst of a coronavirus lockdown.

Credit: Euronews English     Duration: 01:43Published