At least 54 migrants have died during this weekend on three different boats in the Canary Islands, five of them in Lanzarote and 49 in El Hierro.
Five of the deceased They were traveling in an inflatable boat, which deflated when it was heading to Lanzarote this Sunday afternoon, along with 17 other people who were able to be rescued. On the other hand, on a boat of 387 migrants that was traveling towards El Hierro in the early hours of this Sunday a deceased has been foundthis is how he shared it Maritime Rescue, which was notified by Sasemar 103 plane.
The merchant ship with the most deaths, 48 of the 58 people on board, was about 370 kilometers south of El Hierro. The 10 men They were the last survivors of a canoe that left from the north of Mauritania to the Canary Islands almost three weeks ago.
The Las Palmas Rescue Center immediately mobilized the Salvamar Al Nair and the Helimer 204 helicopterwhile diverting ships that were in the area to come and rescue the first two boats.
Meanwhile, Sasemar 103 proceeded to launching of two life raftsone where the pneumatics were and another when detecting several people in the sea separated from the boat. Upon arrival, Helimer 204 hoisted one of the migrants who were in the water and reported that it had sighted five lifeless bodies.
Finally, when the Salvamar Al Nair reached the place rescued 17 people that was on board the first life raft. With them, he set course for the second inflatable boat, which had about 80 people, to then head to the Arrecife dock, where his arrival is expected around 5:50 p.m.
For their part, some 1,574 migrants have arrived at Canary Islands on board 27 irregular vessels from Friday night until this Sunday afternoon – seven to El Hierro, one to Tenerife, three to Fuerteventura and 16 to Lanzarote -, according to data from Maritime Rescue, the Red Cross and 112 Canary Islands .
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