New wave of small boats in the Balearics

Four boats on Sunday

Migrant boat in Mallorca

Migrant boat in Mallorca | Photo: Gori Vicens

| Palma |

The Spanish Government's delegation in the Balearics reports four small migrant boats having arrived on Sunday. Between 5am and 10.30am, there were four boats with a total of 63 migrants.

The first boat, which had twelve people, was rescued eight miles south of Ibiza by the Maritime Safety Agency. Shortly before 10am, a boat with 22 people was intercepted one mile west of Cabrera.

Twenty-nine people in two other boats were picked up near to Formentera around 10.30am.

On Friday there were three boats - one in Mallorca, two in Ibiza. Since Friday, 132 migrants have arrived.

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