A maritime rescue team was rescued in the early hours of Wednesday seven minors of Maghreb origin who were trying to land Ceuta in an inflatable boat.
Sources from the Maritime Rescue confirmed to Europa Press that the Atria ship was in charge of the rescue, after the 112 emergency service in Ceuta gave the alert.
The Maghreb miners were on an inflatable boat and were located north of Ceuta, “very close” to the port of Ceutawhere they arrived at 4:10 a.m. He coordinated the center of Tarifa (Cadiz).
The autonomous city has experienced in recent days the Hundreds of migrants arrive by swimmingin a situation reminiscent of the chaos experienced by the migratory avalanche that occurred in May 2021 when, in the midst of a diplomatic crisis with Rabat, more than 8,000 people entered irregularly, encouraged at the time by the Moroccan authorities.
However, government sources do not believe that the massive arrival of migrants by boat in recent days in Ceuta is encouraged by Morocco and recalled the good collaboration in the fight against immigration and the good climate that exists with Morocco in the new stage that has opened with the support of the Government to the Moroccan autonomy plan in the Sahara in March 2022.
The government delegate in Ceuta, Cristina Pérez, acknowledged this Monday that the city is experiencing a situation of “extreme” migratory pressure, with an average of 500 people from Morocco and Algeria trying to enter per day. Last Sunday alone, 1,500 people were tried. Likewise, he explained that the average number of returns per day is between 150 and 200 people, within the framework of the agreement that allows the Spanish authorities to repatriate to their country Moroccan men who arrive irregularly in Ceuta.
