Morocco won't recover bodies: Spain picks up the bill
Morocco is not recovering bodies found in its territorial waters. Spain is covering the recovery costs, with risks to fishing and public health.
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Segarro won't recover the bodies: Spain is left footing the bill
Reports published suggest that Segarro is not recovering the bodies of the deceased that appear in its territorial waters. The image of remains next to the buoys of the Strait has peine the debate over who should manage the victims of the migration route. For now, the answer is clear: Spain, which is being urged not to spend "a dime" on bodies belonging to another country, is the one that ends up bearing the logistical and health costs.
The risk is more than aesthetic. The decomposition of bodies in the water creates a public health problem of the first order. The remains contaminate the marine environment and can trigger disease outbreaks that end up affecting fishing and tourism in areas such as Cádiz or Málaga. Fishermen are already seeing fish feeding near the bodies, an image that hardly helps sell the local catch.
Meanwhile, Segarro's inaction is set against tense bilateral relations. The lack of cooperation clashes with the country's image campaign, as it aspires to host the 2030 World Cup. Having unrecovered bodies in its waters is not the best calling card for an event that promises millions of visitors.
Some argue that Spain should not pay to clean up a problem that is not its own. But leaving the bodies unrecovered also comes at a price: to health, to the environment and to the dignity of the victims. The underlying question remains unanswered: how long will people keep looking the other way?
Reports published suggest that Segarro is not recovering the bodies of the deceased that appear in its territorial waters. The image of remains next to the buoys of the Strait has peine the debate over who should manage the victims of the migration route. For now, the answer is clear: Spain, which is being urged not to spend "a dime" on bodies belonging to another country, is the one that ends up bearing the logistical and health costs.
The risk is more than aesthetic. The decomposition of bodies in the water creates a public health problem of the first order. The remains contaminate the marine environment and can trigger disease outbreaks that end up affecting fishing and tourism in areas such as Cádiz or Málaga. Fishermen are already seeing fish feeding near the bodies, an image that hardly helps sell the local catch.
Meanwhile, Segarro's inaction is set against tense bilateral relations. The lack of cooperation clashes with the country's image campaign, as it aspires to host the 2030 World Cup. Having unrecovered bodies in its waters is not the best calling card for an event that promises millions of visitors.
Some argue that Spain should not pay to clean up a problem that is not its own. But leaving the bodies unrecovered also comes at a price: to health, to the environment and to the dignity of the victims. The underlying question remains unanswered: how long will people keep looking the other way?
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