More than 400 immigrants have been intercepted in the last hours when they tried to enter Spain along the shores of Balearic Islands, Alicante, Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla in small boats or aboard jet skis.
The largest influx of immigrants has been recorded in the Balearic Islands, where a total of 18 boats with 279 people on board who were trying to enter Spain irregularly.
According to the Government delegation in the Balearic Islands, all immigrants, including at least seven women, present a apparent good health. Most are from Maghreb origin, but there are also some from sub-Saharan countries.
Migratory pressure has also been concentrated in Andalusia in recent hours, where the Red Cross Immediate Response Teams (ERIE) have provided humanitarian assistance to 130 immigrants rescued from boats or arrived at the coast of Almería.
In addition, in the Granada town of Motril, the Civil Guard has transferred three immigrants to the port, including a minor who were intercepted near the coast of Granada on a jet ski.
Maritime Rescue personnel have also moved in this Andalusian city to other 24 people of North African origin, among them two women and two minors, who have been rescued in two different expeditions when they tried to reach the Peninsula.
They also tried to reach the coast of Tarifa (Cádiz) on a jet ski two immigrants who have been located in the waters of the Strait by the Civil Guard of Ceuta, who has arrested the pilot of the boat.
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Meanwhile, in Melilla, agents from the Armed Institute are trying to identify a person who has been found dead in waters near the city’s commercial port. The body corresponds to that of a young man, of legal age and of North African origin.
Others 27 immigrants They have been rescued aboard two small boats intercepted off the Alicante coast near Calpe and Alicante, as reported by the Red Cross.