Seven Cuban rafters arrive on the shores of Mexico despite harsh weather conditions.

Seven Cuban rafters risked their lives and managed to reach the shores of Isla Mujeres, to the east of Mexico, on Saturday morning, despite the adverse weather conditions caused by a tropical wave and the proximity of the powerful Hurricane Beryl to the Caribbean Sea.

The group landed near the MIA Reef hotel, in the north of the famous tourist destination near the Yucatan Peninsula, under the curious gaze of vacationers, according to a report from the Ninth Naval Region of the Mexican Navy belonging to the Secretariat of the Navy.

"Regardless of the inclement weather conditions and the danger they faced while sailing in the midst of the storm," the Cubans "braved the rain, the rough waves, and poor visibility, in search of an opportunity outside their country," noted a report from Diario Cambio 22.

The Cuban immigrants - all men - arrived on board a makeshift homemade boat, which got stranded among the rocks behind the hotel, on the eastern coast of the island.

Officers from the Municipal Police and personnel from the Marine Infantry and Naval Health responded to the scene after being alerted by the tourists and confirmed the good health condition of the rafters after conducting a medical examination on them.

The authorities assured that "during the assistance to the aforementioned foreign individuals, actions were taken with adherence and respect for human rights."

The names of the seven Cubans and the time they made the risky journey to Mexico have not been revealed.

The migrants "were transported on board a Defender-type vessel belonging to the Naval Station for Search, Rescue, and Maritime Surveillance (ENSAR) of Isla Mujeres, to the Naval Station of Puerto Juárez, Quintana Roo." There, they were made available to authorities from the National Institute of Migration and International Health, in order to carry out the necessary legal procedures during their stay in national territory, according to the statement.

Last May, four survivors of a shipwreck in which four other Cubans died were rescued by Mexican fishermen after spending 34 days adrift at sea. The Mexican government granted them residency cards for humanitarian reasons.

In another incident a month ago, naval personnel from the Secretariat of the Navy rescued 51 rafters who were aboard two rustic boats off the coast of Quintana Roo.