125 migrants from Gambia land on Spanish island of El Hierro
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
A pirogue from Brufut, Gambia, landed 125 migrants at La Restinga port on El Hierro in the Canary Islands. The group, comprising Senegalese, Gambian and Guinean nationals, included 11 women and five minors; Spanish rescuers said all were well, reports Seneweb.
A pirogue carrying 125 migrants who had departed from Brufut, Gambia, docked around midday on Sunday 25 October at the port of La Restinga, on the Spanish island of El Hierro, in the Canary Islands. The group included Senegalese, Gambian and Guinean nationals, including 11 women and five minors, according to emergency and rescue service sources.
The passengers received assistance from the Spanish Red Cross and rescue teams. They were all in good health, according to the same sources. More than 1,500 migrants reached Spain over the past week aboard about 20 pirogues, according to information reported by Seneweb.
The landing came two days after the disappearance of more than 150 migrants who had departed from Gambia, reported on 23 October. It also followed the interception, on 24 October, of 184 migrants by Gambia, with four suspects arrested.
