New wave of boats towards the coasts of the Balearic Islands. So far this week, the Civil Guard and Maritime Rescue have rescued a total of 416 people and the figures continue to grow during this period considered “high season”, without excluding that they could continue to increase.
Since Tuesday, 24 boats have been located with 389 people on board, in addition to two other boats arriving this Monday with 27 irregular immigrants. A total of 416 people were rescued this week. all of North African origin except one sub-Saharanand 26 boats were intercepted. Since August, the number of boats in 2024 has already exceeded that recorded last year, when 128 boats arrived with 2,278 immigrants.
The Government Delegation reported the arrival this Wednesday of ten irregular ships with 171 people on board. Yesterday Tuesday, 14 boats carrying 218 immigrants were intercepted in the waters of Formentera, Mallorca, Ibiza and Cabrera. All apparently in good condition.
The first interception this Wednesday took place at 12:30 a.m. in the Cabrera Harbor with the arrival of 20 people. At 2 p.m., another 20 migrants were rescued 2.1 km south of Formentera; and 15 minutes later, 14 other people on board an irregular boat arrived at the Colonia de Sant Jordi. Shortly after, at 2:25 a.m., in a gradual and very continuous manner, 16 other people were intercepted in the same place.
The next group of people was found at 7:10 a.m. and in this case, 13 people arrived in the area of This is Caló de Formentera. Later, at 8:25 a.m., another 23 migrants were located at the Punta Ensiola lighthouse, in Cabrera. At 10:25 a.m., a boat with 18 people on board was intercepted three miles south of Formentera.
Three other boats arrived within 15 minutes at different points of Mallorca and Formentera. At 11:30 a.m., 19 people were rescued in Colonia de Sant Jordi, Mallorca. The last two arrived in Formentera at 11:40 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. with 16 and 12 people on board.
On Tuesday, 14 boats were located and two more on Monday, with 27 immigrants located in two boats in the waters of Cabrera and Formentera.
Since the summer, the Balearic Government Marga Prohens has repeatedly appealed for help to the government of Pedro Sánchez, fearing that the Balearic Islands will be saturated like the Canary Islands. Island institutions demand that the central executive strengthens the system of monitoring the arrival of boats in the islands from North Africa and ask for a change in migration policy so that relations between Spain and Algeria are restored.
with his capacity already at the limitthe archipelago has closed itself to accepting new deliveries of accompanied minors from other regions. This year, the number of irregular immigrants already exceeds 4,000 and there are more than 400 unaccompanied minors. Childcare services are 850% overcrowded and more than 60% of minors in care are unaccompanied minors.
Formentera already allocates 25% of your budget to deal with the arrival of irregular immigrants on the island. And Mallorca has no more space and its last resort is to set up tents.
In the morning, 11 occupants of North African origin were located at 9:15 a.m. in a small boat one mile north of the island of Cabrera, said the Government Delegation to the Balearic Islands.
In the afternoon, at 6:55 p.m., 16 people, also North Africans, were rescued by the Civil Guard on the coast, in the Mola area, in Formentera. They were all in good health.
