ISSUE NO. 1791
31 Oct - 6 Nov 2019
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
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MORE than 200 migrants arrived at Costa Blanca ports and beaches in just 24 hours this week. This was the biggest influx ev e r se e n i n su c h a short time, according to the Red Cross. Most landed at Alicante, Torrevieja and Guardamar with more arriving further north at Benidorm, TeuladaMoraira and Benitachell. Red Cross, Guardia Civil, Maritime Rescue and police were mobilised to deal with the latest influx and worked round the clock with little rest to help rescue and process the mainly
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200 MIGRANTS IN 48 HRS
VULNERABLE: Migrant arrivals helped by the Red Cross. Algerian arrivals. In to ta l 2 1 9 p e o p le a rrived in 48 hours from Sund ay e v en in g . N in ety -t w o people were rescued from waters off Cartagena on S u n d ay an d ta k en to A li-
cante port. The rest have arrived in smaller numbers of between six and 14 in small boats. A mongs t the migra nts were 20 children, who have been taken to special cen-
tres to be looked after. The he a d of M a ritime Rescue Red Cross in Alicante, Patricia Compañ, explained that this is the first time they have attended to s o ma ny pe ople in s uc h a short period of time and indic a te d tha t ma ny of the rescued were suffering from hypothermia. She added that they use “unstable boats, and being overcrowded the passengers a re s us c e ptible to s uffe r blows and dizziness in the crossing.” Emergency services also recovered the decomposing body of a migra nt off the coast of Cartagena.
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