Alarm was raised last night at the CAS in Monastir , where around 380 asylum-seeking migrants are currently being held , due to a fire that broke out inside one of the pavilions.
According to what we understand, the fire was started by a person suffering from mental problems who had already been involved in similar incidents in the past.
There was great fear among the residents of the facility. Firefighters arrived on the scene, along with police and other law enforcement agencies already operating at the CAS, and extinguished the flames . No one was injured or poisoned.
Police unions have long complained about the difficult situation at the CAS and the Monastir hotspot, especially due to the constant arrivals of migrants headed for Sardinia: yesterday, approximately 60 migrants arrived . "We are experiencing organizational difficulties," said the provincial secretary of the SIULP, Massimo Vargiu. "The staff is stretched thin, and with these numbers, it's difficult to manage the situation ."
The union is launching an appeal: "Urgent reinforcements are needed. Right now, we're forced to make do with the resources and manpower we have, but the resources are limited and the human resources are extremely scarce to operate the Hotspot system."
(Unioneonline)
