The celebration of the Military Easter in La Almudaina has vindicated this Tuesday the role of the armies in the control of migratory flows and has put in value the intervention in natural disasters such as the floods that devastated Ibiza at the end of September and early October.
During his speech, the Commander General of the Balearic Islands, Fernando Luis Gracia, who presided over the ceremony on behalf of King Felipe VI, referred to the migration crisis as one of the main challenges facing Spain in general and the Balearic Islands in particular.
“The year that is beginning is marked by the continuous evolution of the international environment, its ongoing armed conflicts and the growing phenomenon of migratory movements, which with the emergence of new security challenges for Spain, requires from its Armed Forces and the Civil Guard their continuous preparation, adaptation, modernization and availability.
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Afterwards, in declarations to the media, Gracia reminded that the troops that depend on the Ministry of Defense are available whenever necessary to the Ministry of the Interior, which is responsible for the management of migratory flows.
In reference to the floods in Ibiza, he recalled that in a single day, 59 aid operations were carried out and 148 people were attended.
