'We want to leave - wherever that might be,' says Cameroon migrant on Lampedusa

Nsoe Claudine, 29, from Cameroon with her son Prince, 1,5-years-old, stands outside the hotspot, a reception center for irregular migrants, on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, Italy, September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Yara Nardi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

LAMPEDUSA (Reuters) - Claudine Nsoe, a 29-year-old mother of two from Cameroon, is one of the thousands of migrants who have arrived this week on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, a first port of call for those crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa.

Nsoe spoke to Reuters while she was camped outside the island's reception centre, which has an official capacity of around 400 but in the last few days has been crammed with as many as 7,000 migrants.