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Lampedusa on one's knees: re-start airlift

Lampedusa , Italy - Five thousand migrants on the island, re-start transfer in the Cie

Over 500 people land at Lampedusa in last hour, and government batten down the hatches. Maroni: ”Citizen of Lampedusa will be recoup”. In the meantime from tomorrow are foresee 5 airlifts per day to ensure a daily transfer of above 500 people. By sea it's coming the ship San Marco to “Evacuate a revealing number of people”. Now clandestines are almost 5000, the same number of the citizen of the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1127235
Rome, Italy, 03/22/2011 18:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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