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Another wave of boats brought a further 247 immigrants today to La Gomera, Tenerife and Gran Canaria, after Saturday's arrivals of 455. A cayuco with 105 people on board arrived in the port of San Sebastián in La Gomera, while a further 59 arrived at the port of Los Cristianos. A boat carrying just 12 people was intercepted 4 kms off Pasito Blanco in Gran Canaria and was taken to the port of Arguineguín. In view of the huge numbers that have arrived, especially to Tenerife this weekend, the authorities have ordered the re-opening of an encampment at Las Raíces, which was set up back in March to accept the previous avalanche. The camp, with a capacity for about 500 people, uses dozens of 16 person campaign tents with bunk beds. Reinforcements are being brought down from Galicia in northern Spain, to cover camp security.

Una nueva oleada de pateras deja 247 inmigrantes en La Gomera, Tenerife y Gran Canaria

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