Three more immigrants from the boat that arrived this Tuesday in Punta Mujeres have been located

The immigrants have been located between Haría and Máguez, after a citizen raised the alarm

August 12 2020 (21:36 WEST)
Updated in August 12 2020 (22:32 WEST)
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The Local Police of Haría has located this Wednesday afternoon three more immigrants from the boat that arrived this Tuesday in Punta Mujeres.

As explained by the mayor of Haría, Alfredo Villalba, the immigrants were located between Haría and Máguez, after a citizen raised the alarm.

The Local Police detained the immigrants until the arrival of the Civil Guard and the Red Cross, for their transfer to the Aula de la Naturaleza de Máguez.

The boat arrived at around 06:30 this Tuesday in the area known as Punta de Burro and, after receiving several alerts, the emergency services went to the area and managed to locate 27 immigrants, including a woman. Of these, ten declared to be minors.

However, as Villalba has specified, the immigrants themselves stated that there were three other people on the boat, who are the ones that have now been located.

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