Lampedusa: 7,000 migrants arrive on Italian island in three days - BBC News

7,000 people arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa in small boats - in just three days.

The island is home to only 6,000 people - and only has space for an additional 400.

The Italian deputy prime minister has described the situation as an "act of war".

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