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The Spanish government has declared a migration emergency in the Canary Islands after a sharp increase in arrivals via the Atlantic route. The decision was taken on 10 November at an extraordinary meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Commission for Immigration, attended by the Prime Minister of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, and the President of the El Hierro Island Council, Alpidio Armas. Madrid has allocated 15.18 million euros to open addi…
The archipelago saw the influx of nearly 6,000 people during the first ten days of November, mostly on the island of El Hierro, which has a population of 12,000, partly due to the closure of other migration routes.
The Spanish government today declared the migratory emergency to the Canary Islands and allocated €16.18 million to cope with the new wave of landings, with almost 7. (ANSA)
More than 7,000 people have arrived in the Canary Islands in dinghies, canoes and inflatable boats in the last 10 days. The Atlantic route to the archipelago reached its peak in arrivals in 2024 and since then had followed a downward trend that was suddenly interrupted in the first two weeks of November: this 2026, around 20,000 people have already arrived, around 3,000 more than in all of last year. For this reason, the Spanish government this …
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The Spanish government has declared the migratory emergency in the Canary Islands and will allocate 15.18 million euros to the archipelago to cope with the increase of arrivals recorded in recent weeks. The response of the executive also includes an additional million euros to strengthen health care through the Red Cross, as well as more means of maritime rescue and personnel to speed up the relocation of migrant minors.
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