Outrage over video of 'degrading treatment' of Lampedusa migrants

Footage showing migrants at the Island of Lampedusa reception centre being sprayed for scabies has... euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe for your daily dose of international news, curated and explained:http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a Euronews is available in 13 other languages: http://eurone.ws/17moBCU http://www.euronews.com/2013/12/18/outrage-over-video-of-degrading-treatment-of-lampedusa-migrants Footage showing migrants at the Island of Lampedusa reception centre being sprayed for scabies has caused outrage in Italy. The images, filmed on a mobile phone, appear to show detainees being forced to strip naked in mixed company while workers hose them down, outdoors and in the freezing cold. Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta was questioned about the treatment which politicians have described as degrading. "Regarding Lampedusa, these are extremely grave pictures, that shocked us, and most of all me. The government intends to conduct a thorough inquiry, to verify and if necessary punish those responsible," Letta said. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has in the past called the conditions in Lampedusa unacceptable. The centre is designed to hold some 250 people but often four or five times that many are housed there. Find us on: Youtube http://bit.ly/zr3upY Facebook http://www.facebook.com/euronews.fans Twitter http://twitter.com/euronews