Nearly 1,500 migrants arrive in Canary Islands in one day
The rescues surpassed the route’s previous daily record, and authorities said most migrants were from Senegal, Gambia and Guinea Conakry.
- 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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Record day on the Canary route: at least 1,488 people rescued from 14 boats, the highest figure in a single day
Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija
Nearly 2,200 migrants have arrived by boat in Spain's Canary Islands in the past two days, Spain's maritime rescue service said on Sunday.
Dnevni list Danas
n1info.rsAlmost 1,500 migrants arrived on Saturday in the Spanish Canary Islands, which is the largest number in one day since 2020, the EFE agency reported today.
The Canary Islands are an important point of arrival for people fleeing from West Africa to Europe. Now more than 2,000 migrants have arrived there within just two days.
Aftenposten
Nearly 1,500 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands on Saturday, the highest number in a single day since 2020, according to the Spanish coast guard.
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