More than 650 irregular migrants aboard four wooden canoes landed on the Spanish island of El Hierro on Sunday.
Sea-news.az reports informs that Spanish media outlets released details regarding the arrivals.
Initially, a boat carrying 215 migrants, including 10 women and 4 minors, was intercepted. Shortly thereafter, the coast guard spotted another vessel carrying 80 people approximately two kilometers off the coast of La Restinga.
Subsequently, the rescue vessel “Salvamar Acrux” pulled 106 people — among them two women and four minors — from another distressed craft.
The final arrival saw 258 individuals brought ashore at the port of La Estaca in Valverde, with one person requiring immediate hospitalization.
In total, more than 1,300 migrants arrived across the Canary Islands over the course of two days.
