Three dead, 45 migrants rescued off Canary Islands
Spanish authorities said they found three dead migrants and 45 survivors in a boat which ran into trouble off the Canary Island of Fuerteventura on Monday.
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Eight migrants drown off Morocco
The Moroccan authorities say they retrieved the bodies of eight migrants after they drowned in an attempt to reach the Canary Islands.
Two migrants found dead in boat off Canary Islands
The Spanish coast guard said they found two people dead -- one of whom was a four-year-old girl -- in a "barely seaworthy vessel" just off Lanzarote, one of the Spanish Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, on Friday.
'I could already see myself dead': Serge, a Congolese migrant, recalls his crossing to the Canary Islands
Having been pushed back by the Spanish authorities to Morocco, Serge decided to try the 'Atlantic route' to Europe. But once at sea, the boat lost its motor, and Serge thought he was going to die.
Canary Islands: 72 rescued, at least 28 missing
Over the last two days, Spanish marine rescue services reported that they rescued 72 migrants from two separate boats. At least 28 are thought to still be missing from another boat found about 120 kilometers south of Gran Canaria.
Over 3,000 lost at sea while heading to Europe in 2021, UN
UNHCR reports that over 3,000 people either died or went missing while trying to reach Europe via sea in 2021. The UN agency has asked for urgent measures to ward off an increase in people losing their lives on these journeys.
'Significant numbers' of migrants to be sent back to Morocco from Spain
At the end of last week, Spain and Morocco initiated a new phase of bilateral relations between the two countries. More economic cooperation, new flight routes and a warmer political climate are planned. In return, Spain reportedly wants to fly back to Morocco migrants who do not qualify for asylum.
More than 280 migrants arrive on the Canary Islands over weekend
On Monday morning, Spanish rescue workers brought to shore 52 migrants on the island of Lanzarote. That’s in addition to the 237 migrants reported to have arrived on small boats on various Canary Islands over the weekend.
Record high number of migrants are dying on the way to the Canary Islands
More than 4,000 African migrants died in 2021 while trying to reach the Canary Islands by boat, according to some sources. There have never been so many deaths as now, aid workers are saying.
More African migrants eye the Canary Islands
Thousands of migrants from West Africa are taking the risky journey to Europe via the Spanish Canary Islands. As a result, aid organizations have said that 2021 saw more fatalities in the Atlantic than ever before.
Canary Islands overwhelmed by arrivals of unaccompanied minors
The centers for unaccompanied minors in the Canary Islands have reached saturation point. Regional officials say that without state aid, new arrivals will be forced to sleep on the streets.
63 migrants rescued off Morocco
The Moroccan Navy picked up 63 migrants from their rubber dinghy off the coast of Morocco on February 1. Meanwhile, Spanish rescuers reported more rescues nearer the Canary Islands.