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migrant crisis was bad 2006 2008

How bad was the migrant crisis in 2006-2008?
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I can remember being on the dunes beach in front of the RUI one time and a body being washed up, that was pretty horrific for the person involved and us. I also remember an occasion when a Guardia Civil patrol boat and a Patera collided, I'm not sure if these 2 incidents were related.
I can also remember pateras coming ashore at various places, they weren't always detected while still at sea. On one occasion we saw a small group of bedraggled people coming ashore just south of the dunes beaches, Drop beach I think it's called.

The cemetery at La Oliva has some caches dedicated to some of these migrants.
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The situation was bad at that time, Sam. I'll see if I can find any information.  The migrant detention center at El Matorral near the airport used to house a lot.
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