The President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has called for this Sunday a "rapid response" from the State in the face of the notable increase in the arrival of migrant people to the island of El Hierro. "The island cannot continue to face this pressure without the necessary reinforcements," he stressed, the head of the regional executive.
Through a message on his official X account, the Canary Islands leader explained that he has already contacted the ministers of the Interior, Territorial Policy and of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations to demand that the "implementation" of the extraordinary measures agreed upon in the Interministerial of Migrations be "accelerated" and "without further delays."
"We need more personnel, more resources for healthcare and emergencies, and swift referrals that ease the pressure on the island and its professionals," Clavijo said, who emphasized that the agreements reached last Tuesday "must be translated into concrete actions."
The regional president has reiterated that "we cannot allow administrative timelines to delay a response that El Hierro needs today" and has emphasized the need for the State to "act" with the urgency that "the" emergency situation living in El Hierro "demands," an island that, he points out, "cannot wait."