A fourth cayuco arrived this weekend on the island of El Hierro, this time, with 69 people and among them are travelers from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Yemen, as reported to EFE by the humanitarian services .
Likewise, among the occupants of the canoe are six women and four children, specify the same sources, indicating that in addition to Bangladesh and Pakistan, there are people who come from Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, from Ghana, Guinea, Senegal. and Gambia.
The boat, which left from Nouadhibou, Mauritania, had been sailing for four days until it was sighted this Sunday around 12:22 p.m., when the Civil Guard reported an echo, which corresponded to a cayuco about 11 kilometers from La Restinga.
The Tenerife Maritime Rescue Center mobilized Adhara Sea Rescue, who located the canoe and escorted it to port.
The Mike 02 boat from Cruz Roja Tenerife also participated in the landing.
