Men are crowded onto the little boat as the coastguard approaches. It is just one of many on its way to Lampedusa. "We were scared, we took a lot of risks", says Radhouane as he shows us the little rusted boat he came in. He, like many others, says he left Tunisia because despite the revolution, "there is no hope". Yet while the Lampedusians try to be supportive and house the growing number of refugees, fear has taken over. "It's not prejudice, I am scared because we are being outnumbered", one local says. As refugees pour in, the tiny island has seen its population double. With their tourist industry in jeopardy and the Italian mainland struggling to relieve the strain, the situation is becoming critical.