El Hierro politician calls for ‘governments of Canary Islands, Spain and Europe to take responsibility’
Red Cross workers help migrants to disembark from a Spanish maritime rescue vessel in the port of Arguineguin on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria in July. Photograph: Desirée Martin/AFP via Getty ImagesAuthorities in the Canary Islands are warning that local infrastructure is on the point of collapse due the arrival of a large number of migrants in recent weeks, with several thousand more expected by the end of the year.
The crisis has already taken on a political dimension and Mr Clavijo, of the Canary Coalition party, said his administration “is trying via all means possible, to relieve the pressure by moving to other islands and trying to ensure that the local inhabitants, who are under a great deal of pressure, do not suffer the consequences of the apathy and abandonment of the Spanish government”.
In late 2020, the Canary Islands also saw a large increase in the number of migrants, many of whom were housed in hotels which were vacant because of the Covid pandemic. They were later transferred to the Spanish mainland. Contradicting the minister’s “stupid comments”, Mr Clavijo said state-supervised resources were not enough, with only one civil guard present, he claimed, when 350 migrants arrived in El Hierro on Sunday.
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