Lampedusa (Italy).- On the Italian island of Lampedusa, immigrants rescued at sea disembark in a restricted access area of the port and are then taken to the reception center, sunk in a rocky valley, walled and guarded by the army.
This week, without going any further, almost 4,000 immigrants arrived, the majority from Tunisia, overwhelming their only primary reception center, that of Contrada Imbriacola, with room for 400 people.
The authorities organize the transfer of hundreds of immigrants to Sicily in large boats to ease the chaos, but this usually also happens at nightfall, discreetly.