The EFE agency reported that on Saturday near the island of El Hierro belonging to the archipelago Canary Islands A boat with immigrants capsized.
Passengers notified the Spanish services about the accident. In a search operation coordinated by the Maritime Rescue Center on Tenerifeten air and naval personnel participate from Sea Rescue, Civil Guard, Red Cross and Government of the Canary Islands.
El Hierro. Accident at sea, search continues
According to EFE, all passengers of the boat that capsized off the coast of the commune Valverdeare men. It cannot be ruled out that there were also some on board minorswhich may be indicated by one of the recovered bodies. 27 people were saved. The search for the missing persons continues.
They arrived in the village of La Restinga on the island of El Hierro on the night from Wednesday to Thursday two other boats. In the first one, which reached the shore around midnight, there was 131 people, including 15 women and nine children.
Spanish media report that the boat accident 84 immigrants sailed “it may happen the greatest migration tragedythat has happened in the Canary Islands over the last 30 years.
Spain. Migration crisis and the Canary Islands
Premier Spain Pedro Sánchez promised in August EUR 50 million in aid for those struggling with the migration crisis Canary Islandsprimarily for care related to minor immigrants. According to local authorities, there are juvenile detention centers over 250 percent full.
The government of the Canary Islands demands from Congress amendment to the Act on Foreignerswhich would enable the central authorities to relocate underage immigrants to different parts of the country. The proposed changes were already put to a vote in parliament at the end of July, but were opposed by the People's Party (PP), the largest opposition party in the country, as well as the Vox and Together for Catalonia (Junts) groups.
The Spanish Ministry of the Interior recorded an increase of 66%. the number of people entering the country illegally in just over seven months of 2024; compared to the same period in the previous year. Most, about 70 percent illegal immigrants come to Spain via the Canary Islands.