Brussels, 22/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 21 March, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed deep concern about a potential humanitarian and health crisis on the small Italian island of Lampedusa, Sicily. According to the latest figures given by Italian authorities, some 15,000 Tunisian and Egyptian migrants have flooded the island since 1 January this year. These migrants may be followed up with arrivals from Libya, AP reports.
Lampedusa has already taken...