Ms Meloni has invited the head of the European Commission to see conditions on the tiny island and called for a deal with Tunisia to be implemented.
Lampedusa - closer to Africa than the Italian mainland - has recently borne the brunt of crossings from Tunisia, which has replacedMany migrants have been transferred to relieve the island's over-stretched refugee centre, which has a normal capacity of around 400, but latest figures indicate more than 2,700 remain.
"Obviously, Italy and Europe cannot welcome this massive influx of people, especially when these migrant flows are being managed by unscrupulous traffickers."With a European Parliament election next year, Ms Meloni's conservative coalition partner, the League Party, has stepped up criticism of the EU-Tunisia deal, saying the increasing numbers of migrants showed it had failed.at a rally this weekend in his northern home base of Pontida.
"We have to change EU policy to help the Italian government, which today is alone in facing this crisis."The influx of migrants has put Lampedusa's facilities under pressure. Pic: AP
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