A patera, small boat with 69 people on board, including two young children and five pregnant women has arrived in Motril.
It’s the patera with the highest number of immigrants to arrive this year on a single boat. It was found some 18 miles SE of the island of Alborán.
The five pregnant women have been taken to the Motril Hospital.
It’s highest number of immigrants to be intercepted during the last year along the coasts of Granada.
A further patera with 22 immigrants on board was rescued by ‘Salvamento Maritimo’ when drifting off the Almeria Coast.
Seaside Gazette 26th November
