A total of 183 migrants, including 23 minors, arrived on Thursday at the port of La Restinga, on El Hierro, aboard three small boats from Senegal, after a six-day voyage.
The first boat arrived carrying 51 Senegalese nationals, including five women and five children (one girl and four boys).
They had set off from Saint-Louis, in north-western Senegal, according to sources from the emergency and rescue services who spoke to EFE.
El Hierro: Second cayuco reaches port with 75 people on board
Later, at 12.00, a second cayuco arrived, assisted by the Salvamar Acrux, carrying 75 people, also of Senegalese nationality.
Among its passengers were 52 men, eight women and 15 children, who had set sail from Dakar, the country’s capital.
Sea rescue service escorts third cayuco to La Restinga
The third cayuco arrived at 2.00 pm, escorted by the Salvamar Diphda, carrying 57 people of Senegalese and Guinean (Guinea-Conakry) nationality.
There were 54 men and three minors on board, who had also set sail from Dakar and had been at sea for six days.
Crossing: Two migrants require medical assistance
On this last boat, two people required medical assistance.
A child was showing symptoms of mild hypothermia and dizziness, and was therefore given thermal care and oral rehydration; the child’s condition improved.
In addition, one man had a deformity in one of his lower limbs as a result of poliomyelitis contracted during childhood, although he was in good general health.
In total, the three boats were carrying 183 people: 147 men, 13 women and 23 children.
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