Migrants and refugees at two centers in the Spanish enclave of Melilla are in danger due to overcrowding, according to the UN refugee agency, the UN migration agency and Amnesty International. Amnesty is calling for migrants to be t1
The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an alarm on the situation of Eastern African refugees. The UN body says millions of people face serious famine and malnutrition due to the socioeconomic consequences of the coronavirus.
At least four migrants died and another five were injured when a fire broke out on a migrant boat close to the southern coast of Italy on Sunday, police and health officials said. Meanwhile, hundreds of migrants arrived on Lampedusa1
Lampedusa officials are struggling to cope as more and more migrants reach the island, pushing its only reception center to its limits. The local mayor slammed the government's "frightening silence" on the issue.
The Louise Michel sent a distress call saying it was overloaded with migrants, one of whom has died. Several of the most vulnerable were picked up by the Italian coast guard; around 150 were moved to another rescue ship.