Two new ships totaling 186 migrants have arrived in the last few hours on the islands of La Gomera and Gran Canaria, during an eventful week on the route to the Canaries, with more than 1,800 people In recent days they have arrived in the islands aboard cayucos and boats.
The first of these was a canoe with 111 people located on Friday afternoon about seven miles from San Sebastian de La Gomera, which was rescued by the Mizar rescue boat, which rescued the migrants to transport them to the port, all apparently in good condition. of health.
The second boat was a cayuco with 75 sub-Saharan migrantsSpecifically, 74 men and one woman, located last night nine miles from Gran Canaria. The occupants were transferred to the Arguineguín dock and no transfer to hospitals was necessary.
Additionally, at present, resources have been activated for the localization of a new boat in the waters of El Hierrostill without a count or more information. The island of El Hierro is the main destination of the Canary Islands Route, receiving most of the migratory pressure during this last week in which more than 1,800 migrants were received in the Canary Islands.
With the exception of this canoe in the waters of La Gomera and the one rescued this Monday 520 kilometers from Gran Canaria, the rest of the boats arrived with help or by their own means in El Hierro, which at the same time had more than 750 migrants awaiting referral and around thirty minors.
