I migrants continue to arrive on our shores. And two days ago the Interior Ministry had to admit the great failure of the Giallorossi government: “In July we reached the peak of landings”. There are so many landings that we have now lost count. (While we are writing two other small boats have reached Lampedusa) There are the ghost ones, those disguised as tourists complete with a poodle and those with rafts. Immigrants invent them all in order to set foot on the mainland.
It must be said that the issue of immigration has always been very delicate (and felt) in Italy. We certainly don’t rediscover it now. But surely – in this particular and unique historical moment where the Covid it broke our legs – seeing so many people disembark makes us think. The whole peninsula is trying to get up. Some with bars and restaurants, some with shops, some with tourism, everyone is trying to start over. The government should do its part, but it does not. Indeed, it also places obstacles.
Tourism between tent cities and quarantine ships
Let’s talk about Southern Italy and the islands. It is summer, they are trying to relaunch tourism. But among migrants who keep arriving (some popped up on the beach while a group of people bathed), migrants in the hotspot fleeing, overflowing reception centers and positive migrants at Covid, not everyone wants to spend such an “eventful” holiday. The protests of mayors and governors seem to be worth very little. Nello Musumeci, governor of Sicily, got in the way. He does not want his region to become a refugee leader. He does not want the government to pitch its tents to house hundreds of immigrants.
The first citizens – during the meeting with the governor tonight – they expressed “concern and opposition about the decisions taken by the national government”. In particular, “they consider the structures set up to date to be inadequate, as they are not suitable for hosting migrants”.
It is already tent city are the last problem in order of time, let’s go to quarantine ships. After the Moby Zaza, moored off the coast of Trapani we find the Azzurra ship. It currently hosts 603 migrants and in these hours many have tested positive for Covid-19. But that is not all. The boat was moved this morning from Lampedusa to Trapani. On the way, a group of Tunisians staged a lively protest. The reason? The migrants feared being taken back to their lands. So they went wild asking not too quietly where the ship was heading. Realizing that they would stay in Italy, they calmed down.
But the ship Azzurra, despite its 700 seats, is not enough. Irregular immigrants arriving in our country exceed this figure in less than a week. Hotspots are collapsing and outbreaks are continually expanding. So the Interior Ministry organized itself and in the evening made it known that “the Grandi Navi Veloci Spa was awarded the tender for the rental of one second naval unit, flying the Italian and / or Community flag. The boat is intended for the assistance and health surveillance of migrants rescued at sea or arrived on the national territory with autonomous landings. “The ship, which has 293 cabins, will be stationed mainly along the coast of Calabria.
We imagine it will be pleasant for the tourists run into these two quarantine ships along the Sicilian and Calabrian coasts. Even the inhabitants of these areas will appreciate. But Luciana Lamorgese shrugs and says that “being the Minister of the Interior is difficult, especially in times of Covid”. And speaking to the Caffeine Festival triumphantly announces that “we have changed the reception system by providing that asylum seekers also enter a reception circuit identical to those who are subjected to international protection”. Well, the Minister of the Interior thinks of destroying the decrees so desired by Matteo Salvini, but who thinks about the safety of Italians?
Migrants are fleeing hotspots
To give a better idea of what is happening in our country, let’s also say that in these hours another 20 migrants have fled from the hotspot of Pozzallo. Two have Covid. “It is intolerable. The situation here in Pozzallo is no longer sustainable”, commented the mayor of the Ragusa center, Roberto Ammatuna. According to what is learned, the guests of the structure are dispersed in the surrounding areas. In recent days, 53 had escaped from the hotspot in Pozzallo. And in the previous hours, the migrants ran away from the pier and other reception centers. The fear is that those who flee have Covid and therefore can infect other people.
But the government is thinking of eradicating the security decrees, building a tent city and placing two quarantine ships at sea. Ah, the priorities.
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