Two new boats bring to 200 the number of migrants who have arrived in Lanzarote

Two new inflatable boats have arrived this Tuesday afternoon at the Arrecife pier, in Lanzarote, with some 90 migrants on board, which brings the number of people arriving on the island to around 200 today.

As confirmed to EFE by emergency sources, of the slightly more than 90 occupants who have arrived on these last two boats, at least one woman required medical attention upon arrival at Puerto Naos..

In the first of the boats rescued by the Guardamar Talía about 35 miles southeast of Arrecife, 43 people of sub-Saharan and North African origin were traveling, Maritime Rescue sources have explained to EFE.

In the other, there were about 50 occupants, all of them of sub-Saharan origin, and with a woman who was not in apparent good condition..

These two inflatable boats are added to two others that had arrived on Tuesday morning in Lanzarote, escorted by Maritime Rescue, with 107 occupants.

Early in the morning, one to the northwest of that same island was rescued with 47 people on board, of which 38 were men, three women and six minors..

Later, another precarious boat with 60 migrants on board, all of sub-Saharan origin, was also rescued by the Guardamar Talía and transported to a safe port for the first care of the 57 men and three women who were inside.. All of them were in good health..

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