Lampedusa overwhelmed after receiving over 1000 migrants in a day

Italian authorities reported that just in a day and a half, more than 1500 people arrived to Lampedusa island, with 333 at the Friday morning alone.

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00:00 The president of Cyprus and Nikos Christodoulides will meet Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday in

00:07 Athens to discuss the exceptionally difficult situation with the recent surge in migration

00:13 in the Mediterranean, especially within Cyprus. On Monday, Christodoulides is to visit Lebanon

00:20 to discuss the same concerns.

00:22 According to official data from Cyprus, more than 800 people arrived in less than a week,

00:28 most of them en route from Lebanon. On Friday, Lebanese Interior Ministry issued a statement

00:35 of refusal to take back migrants, as the country is already struggling to deal with over two

00:41 million Syrian migrants within its own borders.

00:45 Before, Cyprus and Lebanon had an informal agreement about illegal migration issues.

00:51 More than 1,500 people arrived recently to Lampedusa island, according to local authorities.

00:58 [WHOOSH]