VALENCIA, Spain, June 16 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2,310 people will assist the 629 migrants who will arrive in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Sunday, sub-director of the Red Cross Jorge Suarez told reporters on Saturday.
The team is made up by health care professionals, police officers, translators and other officials.
The Community of Valencia has activated the Territorial Plan for Emergencies which allows different agencies to work, take coordinated decisions and face emergency situations.
Suarez explained that the three boats, namely Dattilo, Aquarius and Orione are expected to dock on Sunday morning, at 06:00 local time (0400 GTM), 09:00 local time and 12:00 local time, respectively.
Health care professionals will examine the migrants in situ on the boat, which is a first evaluation that will determine the following decisions.
They will get off the boat in groups of 20 people, those needing emergency medical assistance will be assisted at the port, others will receive a health card and will be transferred to medical centers. The rest will have to wait to be distributed into shelter houses, but according to the plan, they will not be at the port more than 90 minutes.
The Aquarius rescue vessel left last week from the shores of Libya and was stranded in the Mediterranean Sea after Italy and Malta refused to let them dock at their ports.
There are a total of 629 migrants of 27 different nationalities, journalists onboard the ship have published.
The Spanish government, led by the Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez, decided on Monday to offer Valencia as a "safe harbor" so that the Aquarius could dock.
