Two boats bring 36 migrants to Formentera’s coast
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Formentera in the Balearic Islands: 36 migrants reach the coast in two boats on Wednesday morning. At 06.30, Spain’s Civil Guard finds 23 people of Maghrebi origin near kilometre 10 of the PM-820. At about 06.40, officers find another 13 people of Maghrebi origin in the same area, according to the Spanish government’s delegation in the Balearic Islands.
The arrivals follow those of 177 migrants in ten boats on Monday and Tuesday along the coasts of Formentera and Mallorca. So far this year, 7,013 migrants have reached the Balearic Islands in 383 boats, according to an Europa Press tally based on figures from the government delegation and the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.
Topics: Migration
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com