A total of 929 irregular migrants arrived in Melilla since the beginning of the year until mid-April by climbing the border fence, which represents a 241.5% increase, or a total increase of 657 migrants, compared to 272 migrants recorded last year.
A report by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior revealed that 850 out of 929 irregular migrants entered the occupied city during the last two mass incursions by sub-Saharan Africans to the border fence in March.
The same report also confirmed an increase of 43% in the rate of arrival of irregular migrants to occupied Melilla by sea during the first 3 months of the current year.
During the same period in 2020, no migrants were able to reach it, while 43 migrants managed to emigrate via four boats during the current year.
The Spanish cell also revealed the arrival of a total of 8,145 irregular migrants to the Iberian Peninsula by sea during the same period, registering an increase of 19.6 percent compared to last year.
Spanish Ministry of the Interior also indicated that 6,359 out of 8,145 migrants arrived in Spain through the Canary Islands, choosing their way from the Atlantic Ocean instead of the Mediterranean, despite describing it as “the most deadly sea route for migrants.”
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