Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Immigrants arrive on the Canary Islands in ever-greater numbers
"More than 300 immigrants arrived on the Canary Islands on Saturday morning, following 415 on Friday, and taking the total number of irregular arrivals to more than 700 in less than 24 hours.", report Typically Spanish. The weekend's arrivals reached 1,268 in the end, according to Diario de Avisos.
More than 17,000 illegal migrants have arrived so far this year, fleeing poverty in their home countries. "They change their routes depending on the controls they meet," Domingo Martin Garcia, head of the Red Cross rapid response team in Tenerife, said. "Our people in Africa have figures estimating that about 100,000 people could be waiting in Senegal for an opportunity to set off in a boat," he said in an interview in ABC newspaper on Sunday.
Meanwhile, over the next few days, two new centers for foreign minors will be set up on the islands and agreement was reached for Guardia Civil patrols to help watch Senegal's territorial waters to contain the avalanche of immigrants.
Immigrants arrive on the Canary Islands in ever-greater numbers
1,200 immigrants reach Canary Islands since Friday
Three more boatloads of migrants reach Canaries
2 Comments:
Pamela wrote (on
August 22, 2006)
LOL! Yea, but as a non-European, I'm afraid you'll need a job offer to come to before you leave, or you'll be counted in with these poor boat people. :)
Pamela, are you trying to hint me something? Let's see, all the cool things you can find in Antigua Guatemala, but in an Island near Africa with Spanish Government and European life-style. Okay, I am sold.