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\n<\/span><\/p>\nMore North African migrants have come ashore on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, where the migrant influx this year has doubled the population.<\/p>\n
The 127 who arrived early on Tuesday pushed the migrant numbers to about 5,500 on Lampedusa. Local officials have demanded help from mainland Italy.<\/p>\n
Most of the migrants are from Tunisia, where civil unrest has continued since the revolution in January.<\/p>\n
An Italian warship is expected to move some migrants from Lampedusa shortly.<\/p>\n
Italian media report that Lampedusa islanders have urged Rome to evacuate migrants to holding centres elsewhere in Italy, because Lampedusa can no longer cope with the numbers.<\/p>\n
The Ansa news agency says conditions are wretched at Lampedusa’s migrant holding centre, designed for just 800 but now housing almost 3,000.<\/p>\n
On Sunday local people protested in a bid to prevent a ferry from unloading tents and chemical toilets for the migrants, but eventually officials persuaded them to let the delivery go ahead.<\/p>\n
There are fears that Lampedusa’s vital tourist industry will suffer because of the migrant influx.<\/p>\n
Dozens of migrants have been sleeping rough outdoors, exposed to the elements.<\/p>\n
According to Italy’s Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, this year nearly 15,000 North African migrants – mostly Tunisians – have come ashore in Italy. The majority have arrived on Lampedusa, lying just 113 kilometres (70 miles) from Tunisia.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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