Thirty migrants from Senegal reach El Hierro after six days at sea
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
A boat carrying 30 migrants, including Senegalese nationals, reached El Hierro in Spain’s Canary Islands after a six-day crossing from Senegal’s coast. Two women received first aid from the Red Cross on arrival, according to health and emergency services cited by Seneweb.
Thirty migrants from several African countries, including Senegalese nationals, landed overnight on Friday 30 October in El Hierro, in Spain’s Canary Islands, after a six-day crossing from Senegal’s coast, according to health and emergency services cited by Seneweb.
Two women were among the passengers. On arrival at the port of El Hierro, they received first aid from the Red Cross’s Immediate Emergency Response Team.
The arrival came four days after 59 migrants from Senegal landed in El Hierro, reported on 26 October. It also followed the arrival on 23 October of two boats from Senegal carrying 228 migrants to the Canaries.
