More illegal immigrants arriving with fair weather Fair weather and relatively calm seas have encouraged the influx of illegal immigrants to southern Italian shores and a special airlifts were needed to ease overcrowding at a temporary detention center on the island of Lampedusa, south of Sicily.

Fresh wave of migrant landings on Lampedusa Almost 900 migrants have landed on the southern Sicilian island of Lampedusa over the past week, sparking fears of a fresh immigration crisis.