THIS is the shocking moment haggard migrants step over astonished tourists whilst they sun themselves on a busy Brit holiday beach. The group appear weary as they hurry across the Majorca sand after completing a perilous 170-mile trip. 5 A video shows migrants arriving on a Brit holiday hotspot beach Credit: Jam Press Vid 5 Sunseekers were relaxing on the beach in Majorca when the migrants arrived Credit: Jam Press Vid 5 About 20 people were filmed disembarking a small boat onto a packed beach full of sunbathers on August 13.
Cala Gran Santanyí was heaving when the vessel stopped on the shoreline at around 6pm. A video that has been circulating on social media shows about 20 people – mostly young men – getting off the boat. They can be seen dodging beach towels as they walk in single file across the sand.
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At 9am that day, two boats had landed in Formentera - one with 15 people on board and the other with 11. Most read in The Sun TRAGIC LOSS Rangers hero's brother dies amid fears he was infected with West Nile virus IN A RUTT Matondo 'wanted by English giants' after they lose star man in bumper £40m deal LUNBELIEVABLE Raging fans demand ex-Rangers ace Lundstram has his 'contract terminated' NO MERCY Celtic's nightmare UCL draw as Hoops could face Real, Man City and 3 other champs At 10.30 am, a third vessel had arrived in Formentera carrying a further 15 passengers.
And at 10.50 am, 18 people had been rescued south of Cabrera from a fourth boat. Anti-tourist protesters storm 'drunk beach' in Majorca over 'low quality' visitors as Brits flock there on hols It’s not known how long the people spent seaborne as they made the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
More than 2,000 migrants arrived in the Balearic Islands by sea in the first quarter of 2024. It comes as furious protesters stormed one of Majorca's most famous party beaches as they rage against "low quality" visitors to the island. Anti-tourist marches have been taking place across Spain this summer raging at an industry they accuse of being built of drunkenness.
Campaigners also blame visitor numbers for other issues such as the cost of living and lack of housing in towns flooded by visitors. Pictures showed the demonstrators laying out a banner which read: "Occupy our beaches". Read more on the Scottish Sun TOP THAT Shoppers in frenzy over £10 Sainsbury's top ‘ticking the box for so many trends’ LIFE'S A BEACH Inside Aberdeen's £80m new stadium plan as Dons told 'it's still on table' Others carried signs saying "tourists go home" and raging that Majorca is "not a f***ing theme park".
The group of around 100 protesters spoke to beachgoers during the demonstration. 5 The group arrived on a small boat and are thought to have travelled from North Africa Credit: Jam Press Vid 5 Tourists were shocked at the group's arrival Credit: Jam Press Vid.
