African immigration in Majorg: 66 migrants rescued from 3 small ships
AdvertisementAttendance Migrants to Malorga beach It continues to intensify with the new recovers made by Spanish authorities. This weekend, the total 66 sub-Sahara and North African descent They were recovered in the activities of Civil Cardia and the Maritime Recovery in South Malorca.
Saturday morning, the first recovery took place Caprera islandThere, 26 persons of a sub -sahara descent were found on a dangerous ship, confirming the government delegation on the Baller islands in an official report. The second intervention took place in the afternoon, another 22 22 22 -Nabor boat of the sub -Sahara was 86 miles The south of the Malorga.
The third recovery began at 8:50 pm, and a marine rescue helicopter set up seven people of North African descent, 24 miles from Cabrera. The Health This group was too much CampusSix people had diabetes signs because one of the residents was sick. The state requires emergency exchange to the Palma Airport, where the financial division and the border intervened to serve them.
When a maritime rescue ship was recovered, these activities were completed at 10:28 pm The rest of the 11 residents of the lean appearance traveling on the same ship are the rest.
A significant increase in arrival
The immigration event to the Paleur Islands recorded a significant increase in 2025. According to the data provided by the government delegation, From the beginning of the yearOvarian At least 1477 migrants Came to the Balleric island In small ships from North AfricaThis doubles the number of arrivals during the same period of the previous year.
Overall, this year has been registered so far Irregular arrival of ships with migrants For the islands, this area confirms the increasing tendency to increase immigrant runs.
These numbers differ of 2024Year, UN According to the High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR), At least 5,994 migratory They reached the islands irregularly through the sea.
Historical migration from Africa to Majorka
Migration to Majorka of the African continent It has deep historical roots for centuries. During the Roman and Byzantine times, there were already commercial and migrant contacts between North Africa and the Palest Islands, although that was defined by the circumstances of that time.
In the most recent times, especially At the end of the twentieth centuryThe displaced movements from Africa to Majorka crossed several stages. The first standard communities of contemporary African immigrants began to settle on the island in the 1980s, mainly from Morocco and Senagal, attracted by employment opportunities in agriculture, construction and tourism.
Irregular migration on dangerous ships became a visible event in the late 1990s, but It has intensified significantly since 2005. Official statistics have continued to increase in recent years: in 2020, about 2,400 migrants arrived at a sea to sea, which rose to about 3,500 by 2021.
In 2022, a breakthrough of about 4,200, 2023 registered about 5,300 people. As mentioned above, 2024 to come through the sea with nearly 6,000 immigrants, a In just five years, it increased by more than 150 percent.
