More than 200 immigrants reach Andalucian shores in 48 hours

More than 200 immigrants reach Andalucian shores in 48 hours
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By h.b. - Aug 19, 2008 - 5:47 PM

An immigrant father and his son in Motril on Monday - Photo EFE

There are at least 12 children among the latest arrivals.

More than 200 immigrants have arrived on the coastline of Andalucia over the past 48 hours coming ashore in Cádiz, Almería Málaga and Granada. There were at least 12 children among this latest wave of arrivals which reached Spain on seven small ‘patera’ boats.

The latest boat came ashore in Málaga at noon today with 23 Moroccan immigrants on board, and followed a boat which arrived with 56 on board in San Fernando in Cádiz in the early hours of the morning.

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