Five boats from Algeria with more than 100 people arrive in the Balearic Islands in less than a day

• Warning Border guards fear a wave of boats from Algeria due to the turn in the Sahara

• Consequence Algeria immediately suspends the friendship treaty with Spain

The

have registered today, in less than 24 hours, the reception of the highest number of small boats so far this year.

The avalanche by sea of ​​five small boats with more than 100 people of Algerian nationality has coincided with Algeria's announcement to suspend the friendship treaty with Spain due to its change of position with the

.

This massive arrival of small boats meets the forecast made by civil guards who work on the border of

and

when

approached Morocco last March.

The agents then foresaw that Algiers would stop controlling immigration as a measure of pressure.

They warned of a wave of boats towards Spain.

The first boat, according to the sources consulted, was located at 02:00 this morning with 17 people on board.

She was south of the island of Cabrera.

The last one, at 12.30 in Formentera with 27.

In between, three more canoes with 20, 17 and 14 people.

On land, 49 other men were located.

In total, there are 113 immigrants on the island who have already been transferred to police stations.

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