Around the world, the emotional image of the embrace between a Red Cross worker in Spain and a migrant from Morocco who went swimming in Ceuta has circulated, after crossing swimming from Morocco, one of the thousands of migrants who arrived in Ceuta, Spain broke into tears, shocked after the long and dangerous journey, receiving the attention and embrace of a Red Cross lifeguard.
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Read more: 93-year-old woman who crossed the U.S. border in a wheelchairThe images and video have turned around on social media, and are a sign of the strong moment in Spain with the migration crisis.
This is not the only image that has shocked the whole world, as in recent days we have seen the migration of around 8,000 people from Morocco, including 1,500 minors. But it was especially this image that has generated the most impact, showing humanitarian aid by one of the Red Cross workers, who did not just care medically for the migrant. In the images, we can see the moment when the person up the coast of Ceuta, Spain, where at the time of being received received the hug of Luna, a red cross lifeguard, with whom he broke in tears instantly. Upon his arrival, completely exhausted by the long swim, the lifeguard helps him, accompanying him to take a seat on a rock, where he gives him water to drink, and that is where he comforts him with a great embrace, from which come the images that today touch the whole world.
Luna, the Red Cross worker we see, is 20 years old, and is originally from the municipality of Móstoles, Spain. She is one of the cooperators who are deployed on the beaches of El Tarajal and Benzú, among Civil Guard agents, military, and lifeguards. It was reported on social media that the young woman is studying a degree in Social Integration, and her work at the Red Cross in Ceuta is part of her practices. Read more: 11-year-old girl fights for her life and escapes from a kidnapper in FloridaIn social media, and disseminated by different media and by the Red Cross itself, the images of this and other rescues have been of great impact among intenauts. The rescue of thousands, especially minors, who have gone swimming from Morocco to Spain, a migration movement that has begun to decline, and the total number of people was reported on Wednesday that more than 4,800 have returned to their country.
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