Basque Country: the body of a young migrant found in Bidasoa – South West

French firefighters intervened to retrieve the body of a man of sub-Saharan origin. According to the “Diario Vasco”, the body showed no signs of violence, nor of a prolonged stay in the water, suggesting a recent death. Ten dead in a year and a half The body was deposited on the Spanish banks, in Irun, where it was taken care of by the Guardia Civil. Research was carried out to discover elements of identification of the deceased, who carried no documents. The young drowned was identified this Saturday, June 18, reports the “Diario Vasco”. Abderraman Bas was of Guinean nationality. Aged 25, the young migrant had arrived in the Basque Country, from the island of Lanzarote, in the Spanish archipelago of the Carnaries, last May. Already on March 12, three migrants had tried to cross the Bidassoa. Only two had succeeded. A major search system had been deployed, without success This drama of June 18, 2022 brings to ten the number of migrants who have lost their lives in a year and a half, while trying to cross the border river, in the hope for a better life. On the same subject Basque Country: a body found in Bidassoa The lifeless body of a person was found in Bidassoa by agents of the Guardia Civil, this Wednesday, March 30, 2022. It could be that of the migrant Senegalese disappeared on March 12, while trying to cross the river “Common migration policy”The mayor of Irun, José Antonio Santano said he was deeply saddened by this new death and he assured “We cannot get used to to this situation, to this tragedy. We cannot continue to experience this haemorrhage of young lives in the Bidasoa River. They throw themselves into the water to avoid the fierce border controls. If this is the problem, we need to find a solution. “The elected official insisted on the importance, that from France, be understood the need” to establish in Europe a common migration policy for all the countries of the Union which avoid this situation. » Migrant aid associations call for demonstrations on Sunday June 19 at 12:30 p.m., San Juan Square in Irun DR