The president of the government of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, asked to take urgent measures in response to the arrival of immigrants in the archipelago.
"The Canary Islands need urgent responses to the migration situation we are experiencing, especially in El Hierro. Tomorrow we will take concrete steps for the extraordinary inter-ministerial committee: strengthening health, activating the European emergency mechanisms and Frontex, appropriate referrals and weekly coordination between the governments," he wrote in his X account.
According to TV channel Antena 3, about 5,000 migrants have arrived in El Hierro so far in November. As a result, a social emergency was declared on the island.