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The largest recorded amount of immigrant children have arrived off the coast of El Hierro PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 11 March 2009 13:06

65 immigrants, including possibly up to 43 children, were intercepted by a boat from the Maritime Rescue Services yesterday minutes after they had been alerted by the island's Integrated Surveillance System (SIVE) who had spotted the boat about a quarter of a kilometre off the La Restinga area coastline. All of the immigrants were taken to a temporary shelter in the capital, Valverde while waiting for confirmation of the actual number of arrivals. Everyone appeared to be in good health.