 The Guardian | Italy says Lampedusa migrant numbers rising BBC News There has been a sharp increase in the number of African migrants arriving in Italy in overcrowded boats, officials say. More than 3000 people have reached the small island of Lampedusa - 200km (124 miles) off the Tunisian coast - in the past few days, ... Italy: Over 2500 migrants land on southern Italian island Hundreds of migrants land on Italy's Lampedusa Malta refuses migrants rescued by Italian ship |