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Spain with a record number of migrants arriving by sea


Spain with a record number of migrants arriving by sea


The record number of illegal migrants (6623) reached Spain by sea from January to the end of April this year. - results from data published on Tuesday by the Spanish Ministry of Interior. The most were in January - 4104.
In the same period of 2018, it was 4378 people, which means that the number of migrants who reached Spain by sea increased by 51%. Since Friday, the Spanish sea rescue service has taken on the shores of this country nearly 640 migrants in boats that flowed from North Africa.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain and international organizations in 2018, the country has become the main target of the inflow of illegal migrants into the EU. Earlier, they were mainly directed to Italy.
According to the International Organization for Migration (OIM), 57,250 people managed to complete the journey to Spain across the Mediterranean between the beginning of the year and December 26. That is an average of nearly 160 arrivals a day.
Among the countries from which most migrants come to Spain illegally is Algeria and Morocco. Their citizens usually go by sea to the Balearic Islands and to Andalusia.



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