Spain’s El Hierro grapples with rising migrant arrivals
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Spain’s El Hierro grapples with rising migrant arrivals
Nearly 3,000 migrants have reached the island of El Hierro, in Spain’s Canary Islands, since the beginning of October. The small Atlantic island, home to around 11,000 people, is facing a sharp increase in arrivals along the Atlantic migration route.
A new cayuco with 30 people on board on the island of El Hierro raises 491 immigrants arriving in the Canary Islands from Saturday night on seven boats, has reported Salvamento Marítimo. The cayuco arrived at the port of La Restinga at 10:25 canary hour, after being escorted by the Salvamar Diphda. Six more boats
The first entry point to the Old Continent for African migrants, the island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands (Spain) is confronted with massive immigration in recent months, to the point that the number of migrants now exceeds that of the local population for the past year. Wave arrivals that are worrying the residents. Migrants who have successfully crossed via wooden canoes from the coast of West Africa flock massively to the fishing port of…
Salvamento Marítimo rescues more than 363 migrants in three boats in front of Gran Canaria and El Hierro and escorts a fourth to La Restinga. La entrada Salvamento Marítimo rescues more than 363 people in three boats near Gran Canaria and El Hierro aparece primero en Moncloa.
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