A total of 1300 refugees, crammed in six boats, have landed on the tiny Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in the last twenty-four hours to escape the civil war in Libya. <br /><br />Some of the refugees accuse coastguards and NATO troops of illegally ignoring distress calls, despite spotting their boats from the air and sea. <br /><br />Around 20,000 migrants have fled to Lampedusa this year alone to escape uprisings in North Africa. <br /><br />Meanwhile, Europe fears a growing wave of migration and is discussing more stringent border controls and ways of sending the immigrants back home. <br /><br />Jonah Hull reports.
