Lampedusa, island of hope

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Lampedusa Island from the air AFP Photo AFP

A fishing boat with illegal immigrants from North Africa arrives at Lampedusa Antonio Parrinello (Reuters) AFP

A shoe abandoned by one of the thousands of illegal migrants and refugees who cross the Mediterranean every year (Photo: laif) laif

Boats used to illegally transport migrants lie discarded at a garbage dump Tony Gentile (Reuters) Reuters

Personal belongings and family photos brought by migrants Michele Naccari/EPA Michele Naccari/EPA

Tunisian immigrants wait to board a bus for a temporary facility after arriving on the Italian island Roberto Salomone (AFP Photo) AFP

Objects left behind on the boats that arrive in Lampedusa (photo: laif) laif

A group of immigrants is guarded by policemen upon arrival in Lampedusa Mauro Seminara (AFP Photo) AFP

A view of the bay of Cala Croce in Lampedusa Alberto Pizzoli (AFP Photo) AFP

Objects left behind on the boats that arrive in Lampedusa (photo: laif) laif

Migrants from Tunisia wait their turn to enter the refugee camp Ciro Fusco (EPA) Ciro Fusco/EPA

Immigrants warm themselves after disembarking from their boat Mauro Seminara (AFP Photo) AFP

Objects are left behind on the boats that arrive in Lampedusa (photo: laif) laif

Abandoned shoes in a rubber dinghy anchored at the boat-cemetery in the harbour of Lampedusa Alberto Pizzoli (AFP Photo) AFP

Migrants from Tunisia arrive at the refugee camp Ciro Fusco (EPA) Ciro Fusco/EPA

A refugee girl rescued off the coast of Lampedusa (photo: laif) laif

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Thousands of would-be migrants to Europe brave the Mediterranean every year.

The southern Italian island of Lampedusa has been overwhelmed with Tunisians and other Africans trying to reach Europe in the aftermath of the Tunisian revolution.