Wednesday, 9 October 2013

EU chief heckled on Lampedusa visit

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com


Protesters at Lampedusa airport on 9 October 2013The pair were met by protesters as they arrived at the airport in Lampedusa



Italy's prime minister and the European Commission president have been heckled on a visit to the island of Lampedusa.


Enrico Letta and Jose Manuel Barroso are on the island to view the operation to recover the bodies of hundreds of migrants who died after their boat capsized last week.


Residents shouted "disgrace" and "shame" as the men began their visit.


Lampedusa is a key destination for boats carrying migrants who want to leave Africa and head to Europe.


Many residents in Lampedusa have long complained that the authorities in Italy and the European Union have not been doing enough to deal with the thousands of migrants who come ashore each year.


A boat carrying 500 migrants - most from Eritrea and Somalia - capsized last Thursday about 1km (half a mile) from Lampedusa.


There were 155 survivors and 274 bodies have been found. Divers are still searching for those who remain missing.





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