12 May 2021
The acting governor of the southern Italian region of Calabria Antonino Spirlì has called for immediate state intervention to put a halt to the non-stop landings of African migrants.
“The uncontrolled landings of migrants frustrate the efforts of the southern regions in combating the pandemic,” Spirlì warned this week.
“Prime Minister Draghi and Minister Lamorgese must intervene swiftly, before it’s too late,” he added, in reference to Luciana Lamorgese, Italy’s Minister of the Interior.
The flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean into Italy has continued uninterrupted, with the arrival of 2,128 people on the Italian island of Lampedusa in just one day.