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Spain has seen an influx of migrants as part of this broader surge into Europe. Though some opt to head to the country via the Mediterranean , the Canaries have become the primary destination for migrants fleeing to Spain, with nearly 6,000 people disembarking in the Canaries from the start of 2023 to 15 June.
Reporting from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated that the disaster occurred at a time when migration from the "West Atlantic Route" was increasing, with over 19,700 migrants landing in the Canary Islands irregularly by the end of July 2024 in contrast to the 7,590 that crossed at the same time in 2023. It reported that ...
MADRID - A luxury cruise ship rescued 68 migrants trying to reach the Spanish Canary Islands in a fishing boat that had stalled in rough seas, Spanish authorities and the cruise operator said on ...
If the missing are confirmed dead, it would make this the deadliest such incident in 30 years of crossings from Africa to the Canary Islands. Search for dozens of shipwrecked migrants near Spain's ...
ARGUINEGUIN, Spain (Reuters) -An unprecedented nearly 5,000 migrants have died at sea in the first five months of 2024 trying to reach the Spanish Canary Islands, according to a report released by ...
MADRID (Reuters) -A luxury cruise ship rescued 68 migrants trying to reach the Spanish Canary Islands in a fishing boat that had stalled in rough seas, Spanish authorities and the cruise operator ...
The 2020 Senegal shipwreck occurred on October 29, 2020, when a ship which set off from the Senegalese fishing town of M'Bour caught fire and capsized while taking migrants to Spain's Canary Islands. Around 140 people died, and around 60 survivors were saved by the Senegalese and Spanish navies, and civilian fishermen.
More than 19,700 migrants reached the Canary Islands using the Atlantic route between Jan. 1 and July 15, 2024 representing a 160% increase compared to the same period last year, the IOM said.