At the Favaloro pier in Lampedusa the migrant boats are queuing to dock and the island is dealing with a record number of landings : yesterday alone 110 were recorded, another 23 since midnight, with numbers exceeding 6000 people. And the numbers are constantly updated.
But there are dozens of autonomous landings , directly on the mainland: between the Isola dei Conigli, Cala Croce and the Guitgia beach they took place before the incredulous eyes of tourists.
At the moment, at the commercial pier, the migrants are all crowded together: it will be impossible to establish which boat they arrived on the island with . Rescuers and law enforcement are exhausted and it doesn't seem like a truce can be seen on the horizon: there are several reports of small boats traveling, but also of new arrivals.
Meanwhile France and Germany close the door on Italy . The Transalpine Interior Minister Gérarld Darmanin has announced his intention to seal the border between Menton and Ventimiglia, claiming that "a 100% increase in flows" has been recorded. From Berlin, due to the "strong migratory pressure", comes the stop to the selection processes of asylum seekers within the "voluntary solidarity mechanism". The decision will be valid "until further notice".
(Unioneonline/vf)
