The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, said this Tuesday that around 7,500 migrants have arrived in the archipelago over the past ten days. At the same time, he has advanced several agreements with the central Government on this matter, which include a reinforcement of health and police resources, as well as aid close to one million euros aimed at the economic sectors most affected in La Restinga, on the island of El Hierro.
Clavijo made these statements in a press conference held at the headquarters of the Government of the Canary Islands in Madrid, after taking part in the extraordinary Interministerial Commission on Immigration convened by the migration pressure that the island of El Hierro is facing. During this visit to the capital, he also held a bilateral meeting with the Ambassador of Senegal to Spain, Ibrahim Al Khalil Seck.
According to the explanation provided by the president of the Canary Islands, the central Government links the upturn in arrivals to the celebration of some sporting competitions in Senegal, which have prompted an additional police deployment during the event and that will continue until November 13. In the case of Gambia, the increase is related to the start of the electoral campaign.
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