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Nearly 1,500 migrants arrive in Canary Islands in one day
The rescue was the largest single-day total since 2020, with many passengers from Senegal, Gambia and Guinea Conakry, authorities said.
- On Friday, Spain's Maritime Rescue Service assisted 854 migrants aboard seven small, open motorised fishing vessels in waters off the Canary Island of El Hierro since early morning.
- El Hierro's 12,000 residents face growing pressure on local services after more than 8,000 migrants arrived by boat in five weeks, prompting authorities to declare a social emergency on November 6.
- Following a meeting with Canary Islands representatives on Tuesday, the central government committed to adding medical and nursing staff through the Red Cross and providing an additional rescue vessel.
- Authorities relocated 350 migrants on a scheduled ferry to Tenerife to ease reception facility pressure, while others received humanitarian aid at the Temporary Foreign Nationals Reception Centre in Valverde.
- Spanish government sources told El Confidencial that as many as 35,000 migrants could reach the Canary Islands this year, potentially doubling the 17,500 who arrived in 2025 amid the high tourist season.
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Nearly 1,500 migrants arrived in Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday in 14 boats, the EFE news agency reported on Sunday, citing the maritime rescue service. This is the highest number in a single day since November 2020.
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The deceased are buried without identification and the cayucos pile between the port and the waste management points. The hospital expands the capacity by placing beds in a corridor and in the hall of events.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right13Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Right
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- 41% of the sources lean Right
41% Right
L 25%
C 34%
R 41%
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