Tunisia refugees flood Italian island

Al Jazeera English 2012-06-06

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Refugees from Tunisia have sparked a humanitarian crisis on the Italian island of Lampedusa.

More than 4,000 migrants have landed in the past few days.

Italy is appealing for urgent EU aid to stop the arrivals.

Richard Martin reports.
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