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Lampedusa explodes after new landings occurred on the island during the night. The situation is now out of control with the Sicilian hot spot that has already exceeded 1,500 admissions, more than 10 times the allowed capacity. Governor Nello Musumeci issues the ultimatum to the Conte government: “The umpteenth landing of 450 men in Lampedusa, accompanied by the usual indifference: nobody on the high seas saw anything! We had asked Rome to make up for lost months, without any planning. asked for an airlift to give a strong signal, to garrison the Strait of Sicily to prevent these sordid merchants of death from continuing undisturbed. I speak directly to President Conte. Lampedusa can’t take it anymore ”.
And again: “Sicily cannot continue to pay for the indifference of Brussels and the silence of Rome. And yesterday we also heard some irresponsible and incomprehensible phrases like ‘there is no emergency’. There is a humanitarian and health emergency. The numbers say it. The facts say so. And it is not enough to challenge an ordinance to deny reality. It is time for strong decisions. President Conte, convene the Council of Ministers to face the emergency of recent months, which has become unbearable in these hours. I ask this as president of a Region that, according to the Statute, has the right to participate in the Council when decisions about my Island are faced. I ask it with respect, but with firmness. Don’t force the Lampedusanos to strike and lock out. It is a wonderful place, that: it does not deserve this treatment! “.
In the same vein, the mayor of Lampedusa and Linosa, who after the maxi landing of the fishing boat blurts out: “Tomorrow morning I will call the representatives of the island’s unions, we declare a general strike: let’s lower the blinds, the national government continues to maintain a scary silence. Can anyone remind Conte that Lampedusa is Italian? ”
“I can understand that you can’t see the small boats arriving,” he adds, “but if a fishing boat of this size arrives here with hundreds of people and no one notices, it means that there is no control in the Mediterranean. But what are the boats doing? We are not at war, why not use them for security interventions at sea and to transfer migrants? The reception center is full beyond all limits of human resistance, and the Army that had been sent to prevent someone from leaving the structure is obviously not enough since there are those who continue to leave the Center violating the health security provisions ” .
“Tomorrow we will meet with local businessmen – concludes Martello – we declare a strike on the island, this situation is unprecedented. People in danger must be helped, but humanitarian hospitality needs rules because here now we are in danger. “.
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