“We are likely to declare a state of emergency on immigration and refugees.“, said the Italian minister in charge of maritime policy, Nello Muzzumecchi.
The whole issue is related to the large increase in the number of arrivals, especially in the last few days, and is subject to discussion in the cabinet. Melonwho will meet today.
“I have also raised the alarm in recent days. Our islands cannot face all this reality alone, existing structures are overwhelmed and it is clear that a state of emergency would make it easier to make the necessary decisions,” Musumeci said on public radio Rai.
Eventually, Over the weekend, the Italian Coast Guard and the country’s Coast Guard rescued more than 2,000 migrants and refugees south of Sicily.. At the same time, a fishing boat with at least seven hundred people on board (accompanied by two speedboats of the Italian coast guard) is heading towards the port of Catania, where it should arrive by tomorrow morning. morning.
Source: RES-IPE
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