The migrant hotspot on the Italian
island of Lampedusa was again badly overcrowded early on Friday
following the arrival overnight of 791 people rescued from 20
small boats.
The migrants were picked up by Coast Guard and Finance Police
vessels and by the Open Arms NGO-run migrant-rescue ship.
There were around 2,200 migrants at the hotspot, which has an
official capacity of around 400, early on Friday following the
arrival of a total of 2,168 people in 36 hours.
The police were set to transfer 500 people to Porto Empedocle,
in Sicily, via the Galaxy ferry on Friday.
Italy's southernmost island is often the destination boats
carrying migrants and refugees from north Africa head for.
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