Spanish rescuers said that a boat that could carry about 200 migrants was located on Monday 10 July off the Canary Islands and will correspond to the one that left Senegal almost two weeks ago.
” The Plane “ It was published by the Spanish Maritime Rescue Service “I located a boat that appeared to be the one we were looking for because from the air, (rescuers) saw there might be about 200 people on board.”A spokeswoman for Salvamento Maritimo told AFP. We can’t confirm it 100% yet, but it’s probably the same.she indicated.
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According to this speaker, a ship left the Canary Archipelago to rescue this boat, which is 71 nautical miles south of Gran Canaria, and it should take several hours to bring it back to the archipelago.
No news for several days
At the request of the Spanish authorities, a merchant ship also sailed to the area where the boat was. Spanish rescuers said earlier that they were searching for the missing boat in the Atlantic Ocean.
According to the NGO Caminando Fronteras, which gets its information from calls from migrants or their relatives, the boat left on June 27 from the Senegalese town of Cavontin, located about 1,700 km from the coast of the Canary Islands.
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“The families informed us of the disappearance of the boat, which they had not heard from for several days.” And “We alerted the Spanish and Moroccan emergency services”The founder of this NGO, Helena Maleno, said in an audio message.
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According to Caminando Fronteras, two more boats that left Senegal on 23 June went missing, with about 120 people on board in all.
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Senegal, a country with a reputation for being stable, has seen its worst problems after his opponent, Ousmane Sonko, was sentenced on June 1 to two years in prison over a sex scandal, a ruling that disqualifies him as he is.
The unrest, during which demonstrators challenged a possible third term for President Macky Sall, left 16 people dead according to the authorities, 24 according to Amnesty International and 30 according to the opposition. Macky Sall’s decision not to run on July 3 tempered the heavy political climate.
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Spain is one of the main entry points for illegal immigrants in Europe, even if this country is often just a stopover, from where migrants then go to other EU countries. In recent years, the migration route to the Canary Islands has been particularly congested due to the tightening of controls in the Mediterranean. Shipwrecks are frequent there, and crossing is particularly dangerous due to the strong currents and condition of the boats.
