LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 13: Police walk among migrants as nearly 6,800 irregular migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island over the last 36 hours, local media reported, on September 13, 2023. The reception center for irregular migrants, or hotspot, on the Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed after more than 100 migrant boats arrived, the Italian Red Cross said Wednesday. Lampedusa City Council convened in an extraordinary meeting and declared a 'state of emergency' on the island. Valeria Ferraro / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 13: Migrants wait for the transfer as nearly 6,800 irregular migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island over the last 36 hours, local media reported, on September 13, 2023. The reception center for irregular migrants, or hotspot, on the Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed after more than 100 migrant boats arrived, the Italian Red Cross said Wednesday. Lampedusa City Council convened in an extraordinary meeting and declared a 'state of emergency' on the island. Valeria Ferraro / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 13: Migrants cover themselves with thermal blankets as nearly 6,800 irregular migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island over the last 36 hours, local media reported, on September 13, 2023. The reception center for irregular migrants, or hotspot, on the Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed after more than 100 migrant boats arrived, the Italian Red Cross said Wednesday. Lampedusa City Council convened in an extraordinary meeting and declared a 'state of emergency' on the island. Valeria Ferraro / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 13: Migrants are seen on a bus for transfer in the hotspot as nearly 6,800 irregular migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island over the last 36 hours, local media reported, on September 13, 2023. The reception center for irregular migrants, or hotspot, on the Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed after more than 100 migrant boats arrived, the Italian Red Cross said Wednesday. Lampedusa City Council convened in an extraordinary meeting and declared a 'state of emergency' on the island. Valeria Ferraro / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 13: Police walks among migrants as nearly 6,800 irregular migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island over the last 36 hours, local media reported, on September 13, 2023. The reception center for irregular migrants, or hotspot, on the Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed after more than 100 migrant boats arrived, the Italian Red Cross said Wednesday. Lampedusa City Council convened in an extraordinary meeting and declared a 'state of emergency' on the island. Valeria Ferraro / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 13: A migrant is seen near the church as nearly 6,800 irregular migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island over the last 36 hours, local media reported, on September 13, 2023. The reception center for irregular migrants, or hotspot, on the Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed after more than 100 migrant boats arrived, the Italian Red Cross said Wednesday. Lampedusa City Council convened in an extraordinary meeting and declared a 'state of emergency' on the island. Valeria Ferraro / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 13: Migrants wait for the food as nearly 6,800 irregular migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island over the last 36 hours, local media reported, on September 13, 2023. The reception center for irregular migrants, or hotspot, on the Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed after more than 100 migrant boats arrived, the Italian Red Cross said Wednesday. Lampedusa City Council convened in an extraordinary meeting and declared a 'state of emergency' on the island. Valeria Ferraro / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 13: Police take security measures as nearly 6,800 irregular migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island over the last 36 hours, local media reported, on September 13, 2023. The reception center for irregular migrants, or hotspot, on the Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed after more than 100 migrant boats arrived, the Italian Red Cross said Wednesday. Lampedusa City Council convened in an extraordinary meeting and declared a 'state of emergency' on the island. Valeria Ferraro / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 13: Migrants cover themselves with thermal blankets as nearly 6,800 irregular migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island over the last 36 hours, local media reported, on September 13, 2023. The reception center for irregular migrants, or hotspot, on the Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed after more than 100 migrant boats arrived, the Italian Red Cross said Wednesday. Lampedusa City Council convened in an extraordinary meeting and declared a 'state of emergency' on the island. Valeria Ferraro / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 13: A young migrant covers himself with thermal blanket as nearly 6,800 irregular migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island over the last 36 hours, local media reported, on September 13, 2023. The reception center for irregular migrants, or hotspot, on the Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed after more than 100 migrant boats arrived, the Italian Red Cross said Wednesday. Lampedusa City Council convened in an extraordinary meeting and declared a 'state of emergency' on the island. Valeria Ferraro / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 13: A migrant is seen near the church as nearly 6,800 irregular migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island over the last 36 hours, local media reported, on September 13, 2023. The reception center for irregular migrants, or hotspot, on the Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed after more than 100 migrant boats arrived, the Italian Red Cross said Wednesday. Lampedusa City Council convened in an extraordinary meeting and declared a 'state of emergency' on the island. Valeria Ferraro / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM