EVERY DAY IS OCTOBER 3

One year after the tragedy of October 3, in which 366 migrants lost their lives a few miles from the island of Lampedusa, despair, confusion and anger are still alive in those who were there.These feelings are affecting not only survivors (who were 155) but also, and most of all, inhabitans of Lampedusa who feel abandoned by institutions and by UE.

This video made by LiberaEspressioneWebTv shows some moments and some reactions that occurred on the day of commemoration of the tragedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71uJ5SOuH8I

Tens of people protested peacefully in front of the airport of Lampedusa, where Laura Boldrini and Martin Schulz were holding a meeting. The common thinking is that italian politicians do not care at all about people that die in their desperate journeys toward Europe (through landing in Lampedusa) but that their interest is only one way to show off and to access European funds. From the other side, EU's credibility is lacking and the only ones that are suffering, living, and sharing this situation are actually Lampedusa's inhabitants and (most of all!) migrants.

How would you behave if you were a resident of Lampedusa?




Would you feel abandoned by authorities?




Would you blame migrants or politicians' decisions?