Record number of migrants in Lampedusa, Italy
Rome: Italian authorities on the tiny Island of Lampedusa are struggling to accommodate the newly arrived 1,200 migrants in a reception center designed to accommodate only 250 people which is third of the total number of migrants.
The migrants, who came primarily from North Africa, were among those 3,800 people who attempted to cross the Mediterranean sea.
At least 330 people are thought to have died while trying to flee from Libya to Italy.
During last week, 29 migrants were said to have die...
