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Migrant surge to Spain's Canary Islands is unsustainable, authorities say
Regional leaders said the surge is straining healthcare and transport services as arrivals approach 2024 record levels, with deaths and medical evacuations reported.
- Maritime rescue services in the Canary Islands rescued 3,261 migrants in the first six days of November, prompting regional authorities to warn on Friday that arrival rates have become unsustainable.
- Regional leader Fernando Clavijo attributed the surge to calm sea conditions typical of autumn months, which encourage departures from West Africa; arrivals were down nearly 61% earlier this year.
- Spain's maritime rescue service saved about 500 people from two boats near the port of Restinga on Hierro on Thursday night, though rescuers recovered one body during the operation.
- In Hierro, home to about 11,400 residents and a key entry point for Europe, Clavijo described the situation as "absolutely unsustainable" as arrivals strain healthcare and transport services.
- The Atlantic route from West Africa remains one of the world's deadliest migration crossings; at least nine migrants have died in recent weeks, including a critically ill baby airlifted to hospital.
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Migrant surge to Spain's Canary Islands is unsustainable, authorities say
Migrant arrivals to Spain's Canary Islands accelerated this week, with maritime rescue services rescuing 3,261 migrants in the first six days of November, and regional authorities warned on Friday that the numbers arriving were unsustainable.
·London, United Kingdom
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Statements by the Minister of Social Welfare, Equality, Youth, Children and Families of the Government of the Canary Islands, Candelaria Delgado, on the increase in the arrival of migrants in the Canary Islands and the role of the State.
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