Record-Breaking Number of Migrants Reach Italy in 48 Hours
27th March 2023
In the past 48 hours, more than 4000 migrants have reached Southern Italy – a new record – with some 2,000 people disembarking on the island of Lampedusa alone.
According to government figures, arrivals have tripled in the first three months of 2023.
So far this year, more than 20,000 migrants landed on Italian shores. Some 6,500 people arrived in Italy during the same period in 2022.