The programme for the third edition of the Guardamar del Segura City Council’s festivities has been unveiled in collaboration with the residents’ association of the El Raso Urbanisation, an area that is home to a significant number of international residents.

Between May 15th and 17th, the El Raso Urbanisation will commemorate its festivities with a Tapas Route and concerts. The festivities will take place on Thursday, May 15th and Friday, May 16th, and will feature an International Tapas Route featuring twelve establishments, which is two more than the previous year. María Venerdi, the Councillor for Festivals, has announced that participants will be able to experience tapas and a drink for 3.50 euros. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a drawing for a variety of rewards and vote for their preferred tapa on the “Tapaporte.” Last year’s edition saw the sale of over 7,000 tapas, as emphasised by the local organisers.

José Luis Sáez, the mayor of Guardamar, has emphasised the significance of “neighbourhoods becoming increasingly integrated into the dynamics of the municipality,” and he has noted that this event has “consolidated itself and become a great gastronomic celebration for the municipality.”

The city council will also offer a transport service that will travel to all participating venues in order to simplify the process of travelling.

Auditorio del Campo will host a grand celebration on Saturday, May 17th, commencing at 6 p.m. The event will feature a variety of musical groups, including the Costa Blanca Singers, who will serve as the opening act.

The charitable nature of these festivities has been emphasised by the Guardamar councillor for Festivals. The El Raso festival committee has sold T-shirts for the Tapas Route at a price of 10 euros. The proceeds of these sales, in addition to those from the bar service on the 17th, will be donated entirely to charitable causes, including the ‘El Milagro de Ver’ Foundation, which is dedicated to enhancing eye health in developing countries, and to those impacted by DANA in Valencia.

Tomorrow, Saturday May 10th, the Elche Palestine Solidarity Committee has scheduled a demonstration in accordance with the national mobilisations under the slogan “Move for Palestine.” The march will commence at 7:00 p.m., and the rally will be held at the Chimeneas de L’Algeps in Elche at 6:30 p.m.

The initiative aims to denounce the situation in Gaza and Palestine as a whole, and to encourage citizens to demonstrate their solidarity and demand genuine action to halt the violence. The Elche Palestine Solidarity Committee extends an invitation to all individuals, irrespective of their gender or age, to participate in this collective demonstration.

As part of a coordinated campaign to increase awareness of the situation in Palestine and demand an end to the violence and occupation, this mobilisation is one of a series of demonstrations that have been organised in various cities throughout Spain.

Javea Maritime Rescue The Spanish Navy has rescued 16 sub-Saharan migrants from a small boat 62 miles off the coast of Alicante, as well as the corpse of another migrant who died during the crossing from Algeria to the Alicante coast. The information collected indicates that the 15 individuals who were rescued are in poor health and dehydrated as a result of their approximately 15-day period of adrift.

The Red Cross and the SAMU (National Rescue Service) were responsible for the treatment of the rescued migrants in Alicante, who were located 42 miles from Javea. Two of them have been transferred to a hospital, and two more are anticipated. The majority of the individuals who were rescued, including several minors, are from Somalia, while one individual is from Nigeria.

According to the Red Cross, the health status of those who are still receiving care is severe, with the majority exhibiting acute symptoms of dehydration, incisions, and infections. The volunteers who are assisting the migrants at the port of Alicante stated that they are extremely frail and can scarcely stand.

The individuals who were rescued disclosed that they embarked on a voyage from the coast of Algeria and were subsequently shipwrecked during the crossing. They were adrift in extreme conditions for approximately fifteen days, without food or water, according to their testimony. As a result, they were compelled to consume urine. According to the Red Cross, “One of the individuals consumed toothpaste due to a lack of alternatives and a reluctance to relinquish control of the boat upon its arrival.”

After the boat was observed on the high seas by air, the Salvamar Fénix of Maritime Rescue, which is stationed in the port of Javea, was mobilised at midday. Upon their arrival at the precarious vessel’s location, they discovered that one of the 17 migrants on board had passed away.

The Salvamar Fénix was directed to the port of Alicante, where it anchored at the Temporary Assistance Centre for Foreigners (CATE), and the remaining individuals were transferred aboard.

The National Police have reported the death of one of the immigrants to the duty court in order to facilitate the arrival of the judicial commission at the port to remove the body and subsequently transmit it to the Alicante Institute of Forensic Medicine.

The Red Cross has also mobilised its response team, and the CICU has dispatched the SAMU (National Emergency Medical Service) in response to the fragile health of the rescued individuals.