This Wednesday, Maritime Rescue and Civil Guard personnel located two boats, one of them on the high seas south of the province of Alicante and the other on a beach in Altea, with a total of 27 people on board, including seven minors. . This Thursday a third boat was rescued in Santa Pola, with 16 people.
The first precarious boat was located this Wednesday by Maritime Rescue on the high seas, south of the province, and it had 14 people on board, according to Red Cross sources. The organization's team was mobilized to provide humanitarian assistance to the migrants upon their arrival at the Port of Alicante.
Later on Wednesday, according to the same sources, the Civil Guard located a second boat on Barragrande beach, in the town of Altea, with 13 people on board, who were also transferred to the Port of Alicante to be treated by Red Cross troops. .
The 27 people who arrived and were treated on these two boats were in good health, as detailed by the Red Cross.
The same sources have explained that this Thursday Maritime Rescue has rescued a precarious boat near Santa Pola, with about 16 people on board, who are currently heading to the Port of Alicante for the attention of the Red Cross.
With the arrival of these boats, there are now four boats found this week on the coast of the province of Alicante, after a precarious boat with 13 men on board, one of them a minor, was located on Los Locos beach on Tuesday. in Torrevieja. Five people had burn injuries and fever, but transfer to a health center was not required.
