The army will deploy in the Balearic Islands on the day of the eclipse to guarantee security

PalmaThe Ministry of Defence has confirmed to the Government that the Spanish army will be deployed in the Balearic Islands on the day of the eclipse and will form part of the security device that has been planned to control the influx of people. The Vice-President and spokesperson for the Executive, Antoni Costa, announced this Friday after the meeting of the Governing Council. However, he also acknowledged that the Executive has no estimate of the influx of people. "It is evident that it would be very considerable if there were no kind of restriction," he said without providing any approximate figure.

Costa has called for citizens' responsibility to prevent incidents, despite human pressure reaching its peak on this day. Nevertheless, the vice president has ruled out restricting pedestrian access to the Serra, as has been done with motor vehicles. "I don't think it will be necessary. We ask people to inform themselves before embarking on the adventure of going to the Serra, where they will find it impossible to access," he commented.

The spokesperson also could not detail at which points the military would be deployed. "I cannot confirm what the deployment will be nor where or how," he said, in addition to reiterating that "the security forces and the army will help to comply with the measures." "It has been announced repeatedly that there will be restrictions, and the restrictions will be complied with. They have been designed for this purpose," he sentenced.