[Malaga 2nd Reuters]-According to the Spanish Coast Guard Authority, about 200 people who risked travel from North Africa to Spain were rescued on the 2nd.
According to the Spanish rescue authorities, 73 people including 10 minors were rescued from three boats in the Strait of Gibraltar this day. In the Alboran Sea, 110 people were rescued from five boats.
Home office statistics show that over 18,000 migrant applicants reached Spain between the beginning of the year and mid-August, a 39% decrease from the same period last year.
According to UN statistics, the number of people arriving by sea from the Middle East and North Africa last year to the European Union decreased from more than 1 million in 2015 to 141,500. On the other hand, the number of people who died or went missing on a dangerous voyage is estimated to have reached 15,000.