Two unauthorised boats have arrived in the Canary Islands since Saturday afternoon carrying a total of 171 migrants onboard.
As reported by 112 Canarias, the first one was rescued by Maritime Rescue in waters close to El Hierro with 53 individuals who were then transferred to La Restinga Dock.
There, the usual medical team was waiting to attend to the migrants at the dock, resulting in the evacuation of two women to a hospital due to abdominal pain.
Regarding the second unauthorised boat, the Red Cross has indicated that it arrived at Los Cristianos Dock (Tenerife) with approximately 108 people.
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File – A large number of migrants are being assisted by the Canary Islands Emergency teams at the La Estaca Port, on 23rd January 2023, in El Hierro / Europa Press Canarias – Europa Press – Archive
All of them were attended to on land by the medical team, which carried out up to eight transfers to hospitals for various conditions.
