In 2024, an average of nearly two migrant boats reached the Canary Islands each day. 692 boats in all carried more than 46,000 people that year, mostly from Mauritania, Senegal and Morocco. The majority arrive to the tiny,
Total of 10,547 migrants died trying to reach Spain by boat last year, according to monitoring group Caminando Fronteras
In 2024, the Canary Islands have become the focal point of Europe’s migration crisis as the perilous Atlantic crossing claimed more lives and intensified political divisions across the EU
A baby girl, who was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canaries, was being treated in hospital along with her mother and both were in good condition, medical and regional government authorities said on Thursday.
Irish merchants were drawn to Tenerife by the growing economic opportunities offered by the island's sweet wines
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Many migrants to Europe are opting to take dangerous boat journeys across the Atlantic Ocean from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands. One of the launching points is in the city of Agadir in southwest Morocco.
A baby girl was born on a migrant dinghy en route to Spain's Canary Islands this week, Spain's rescue service said on Wednesday, publishing a photograph of the newborn, its mother and dozens of other migrants on the crowded boat.
Pakistani authorities have identified 21 nationals among the survivors of a tragic boat accident off the coast of Morocco that resulted in the deaths of 50 migrants, including 44 Pakistanis. The boat,
Pakistan said that the boat, carrying 80 passengers including some Pakistanis, had set off from Mauritania on their way to the Canary Islands.
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In 2024, there were 692 packed, wooden boats that reached the Atlantic Archipelago off the west coast of mainland Europe, carrying in total more than 47,000 people. Most came to the tiny, western-most island of El Hierro where emergency services struggle to help the new arrivals.