Humanitarian groups are rushing to Lampedusa after more than 750 people arrived on the island in 25 separate landings between the night of Thursday and Friday. Italian media reported that later on Friday, five more boats arrived carrying 80 people from Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, Sudan, Chad, Gambia, Ghana and Guinea. International media also reported that the Italian government will be transferring some people off the island to Porto Empedocle in Sicily. Once leaving Lampedusa, migrants are then transferred to other parts of the country. The number of arrivals has increased compared with the period before the memorandum was signed.
