A boat with 45 migrants on board intercepted near Lanzarote

Among the occupants are two women and a child

June 26 2023 (20:08 WEST)
Updated in June 27 2023 (06:07 WEST)
The precarious vessel being rescued by Maritime Rescue.
The precarious vessel being rescued by Maritime Rescue.

Maritime Rescue has intercepted a boat near Lanzarote, according to the Emergency Consortium.

There were 45 people on board, including two women and a child, all of Maghrebi origin and in apparent good health.

They have been transferred to Puerto Naos where the Red Cross has assisted them. According to the NGO, no transfer to the Doctor Molina Orosa Hospital has been necessary.

 

 

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