He president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has seen “outrageous” that around 200 migrants from various cayucos had to spend the night this Friday at the Los Cristianos Pier (Tenerife) in the face of the passivity of the State and the lack of space in first reception centers.
This was stated by the top regional leader in his official profile on the social network “dock of shame” during the 2020 immigration crisis with hundreds of migrants crammed into port of Arguineguin (Gran Canaria).
“While the State waits in the offices of Madrid to act in Canary Islands ‘when deemed necessary’the archipelago assists helplessly in outrageous situations that are reminiscent of the Arguineguín pier of shame,” said Clavijo.
More than 900 migrants this Friday
For their part, on Friday there were more than 900 migrants who arrived irregularly to the islands, mainly to the islands of The iron and Tenerife. In the morning and the central hours of yesterday’s day Maritime Rescue rescued 259 people in the waters of El Hierro (174) and Tenerife (85).
During the afternoon, There were 377 migrants who arrived in Tenerife first thing in the morning (119 men, including 16 minors), El Hierro (163, including 30 minors and 4 women) and Gran Canaria (95, including a woman and a minor).
Late afternoon Maritime Rescue rescued three other canoes that were transporting some 272 migrants when they were sailing in waters near the islands of El Hierro (2 boats with 179 migrants) and Tenerife (93 migrants).
The cayuco arrival continued during the early hours of this Saturday with the arrival in Los Cristianos of another irregular boat with 121 migrants, including 23 minors and 3 women; to La Restinga with 80 adult men; and Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura) with 53 occupants, including 10 women and two children.
Finally, early this Saturday morning a new canoe with 10 adult males arrived at La Restinga Pier.
