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A ship on board. 450 Tunisians came tonight a Lampedusa escorted by the Coast Guard and police. A maxi landing on the Sicilian island despite the protests of the citizens present on the pier, who expressed their dissatisfaction through banners and shouts.
“This is an invasion. We are tired and the police must be with us “, says Attilio Lucía, deputy coordinator of the Lega in Lampedusa who was present at the dock during the landings. “Nobody moves from here. They must pass over my corpse. Where is Minister Lamorgese? We’re tired. However, they are all Tunisians, so they must be repatriated immediately. We will avoid with all our might letting them pass“shouted the ex-senator during the transferand the Angela Maraventano League.
The maxi-landing on the island takes place after 24 hours already “hot”. In fact, another 500 migrants had already landed in around thirty small boats. An emergency that struggles to subside even after the various appeals of the serious situation made by Mayor Totò Martello. Just yesterday, the mayor of the Sicilian island sent a letter to the Tunisian Prime Minister, Kasis Saied, threatening to reach the North African coast with his ship, following the route of the migrants.
When he also arrived at the port last night, the mayor protested energetically: “We are on our knees, with these arrivals to the hotspot there will be more than 1,500 presences. The situation is unsustainable: either the government makes immediate decisions or the entire island goes on strike “, has explained, “It will be directly the administration to declare it Strike, closing everything. It is not possible to continue to endure this harassment by the government. The living conditions inside the Lampedusa reception center are unbearable, and they will be until the transfers begin to a degree that exceeds the overcrowding: it is a situation that I have long denounced, as well as the alarm for increasing vigilance and avoiding that migrants leave the facilities. The effects of the migratory emergency in Lampedusa are not limited only to the reception center”.
The words of the mayor of Lampedusa are an indirect response to the official statements of the Minister of the Interior, Luciana Lamorgese, who assured journalists of his agreement with the Tunisian government. An understanding that would have meant a strong reduction in landings on our coasts in August, compared to the previous month of July: but the collapse of the landings claimed by Lamorgese is not confirmed.
Another landing is the icing on the cake that aggravates the emergence of covid-19 in Sicily and does not calm the political and institutional clash between the Roman executive and the Musumeci government.
The president of the Sicilian Region also spoke about the matter Nello musumeci who wrote through social networks: “I speak directly to President Conte. Lampedusa can’t take it anymore. Sicily cannot continue to pay for the indifference of Brussels and the silence of Rome. And yesterday we also heard some irresponsible uttering incomprehensible phrases like “there is no emergency.” There is a humanitarian and health emergency. The numbers say it. The facts say so. And it’s not enough to defy an ordinance to deny reality. It is time to make firm decisions. President Conte, will convene the Council of Ministers to address the emergency of recent months, which has become unbearable in these hours. I ask this as president of a Region that, as established by the Statute, has the right to participate in the Council when it comes to decisions related to my Island. I ask with respect, but firmly. Don’t force the Lampedusans to strike and shutdown. It is a wonderful place, that: it does not deserve this treatment! “.
