Almost 200 migrants arrive on Canary Islands
Spain's maritime rescue service says 193 people of sub-Saharan origin arrived on the Canary Islands within 14 hours. At least one boat reportedly made it ashore without help.
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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.
Frontex planning operations in Senegal and Mauritania, claims NGO
The EU's border agency Frontex is planning new operations in both Senegal and Mauritania. According to an NGO, Statewatch, Frontex will be going to the two African countries to try and block "irregular migration."
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.
Nearly 1,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain in first half of 2022, says NGO
An average of about five migrants per day lost their lives attempting to cross the dangerous Atlantic Ocean to Spain between January and July 2022, the organization Caminando Fronteras has said.
Moroccan navy bring 257 migrants back to shore
Between July 9 and July 12, the Moroccan Royal Navy said they had rescued 257 migrants in both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic.
At least 13 migrants die as boat catches fire off Senegal
A boat carrying at least 140 migrants trying to get to Europe capsized off the coast of Senegal due to a fire on board. According to local Red Cross officials, at least 13 people were killed. The migrants were reportedly hoping to reach Spain's Canary Islands via the highly dangerous Atlantic route.
'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.
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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.
'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.
Canary Islands: More migrants risk deadly Atlantic route
The number of people attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands from Africa continues to rise, but at a huge cost. One in five deaths or disappearances of migrants recorded by the UN last year happened on the Atlantic Ocean route.