A total of three cayucos with 211 migrants on board have arrived in recent hours on the island of El Hierro, on a day marked by strong waves associated with the passage of storm Charles through the Canary Islands, according to sources from Salvamento Marítimo.
Shortly before 6:00 p.m. this Tuesday, a cayuco with 43 migrants arrived at La Restinga, which was intercepted by the Salvamar Acrux. Already on the morning of this Wednesday, the Salvamar Navia accompanied a boat with 100 people to the same point, while another entered on its own with 68 people.
Balance of recent days
If last Tuesday is taken as a reference, the balance amounts to 494 people arrived on board six cayucos, in an episode that has developed with adverse maritime conditions in waters near El Hierro.
Migratory pressure intensifies in a few weeks
The evolution of the data reflects a notable upturn in the Atlantic Route, which in the same period has concentrated more than triple the arrivals than in the entire first semester. Between October 1 and Monday afternoon, the islands have received 12,056 people, compared to the 3,708 registered during the first six months of the year.
In this context, sources from the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory emphasize that the concern is focused especially on El Hierro, where the continuous arrival of boats is straining the institutional response. The situation, as Fernando Clavijo reported on social media, was addressed in a conversation with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.
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