The newest arrivals in 2025 add to rising issues about rising irregular migration to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago close to the African coast that has more and more been used as a springboard to mainland Europe.
Some 183 migrants aboard three totally different boats reached the coast of the Canary Islands on Saturday, together with 24 ladies and a minimum of seven minors, all of sub-Saharan origin, native officers mentioned.
Spanish authorities mentioned round 110 migrants had been on board two boats intercepted as they headed to the port of Naos in Lanzarote.
Their arrival adopted that of a small canoe on Friday night on the port of La Restinga on the island of El Hierro. Local officers mentioned the migrants had been assisted by the Spanish Society for Maritime Safety and Rescue and the Red Cross with garments, blankets and meals.
The newest arrivals in 2025 add to rising issues about rising irregular migration to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago close to the African coast that has more and more been used as a springboard to mainland Europe.
According to the Spanish Interior Ministry, Spain welcomed 63,970 irregular migrants final yr, the overwhelming majority within the Canary Islands, in comparison with 56,852 in 2023.
Last yr round 10,000 migrants died at sea making an attempt to achieve Spain
A report revealed in December by a Spanish migrant rights group mentioned greater than 10,000 migrants died whereas making an attempt to achieve Spain by sea final yr.
On common, this implies 30 migrants died day-after-day in 2024 whereas making an attempt to achieve the nation by boat, Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders) mentioned. Overall deaths elevated 58% in comparison with 2023, the report added.
Caminando Fronteras defined that many of the 10,457 deaths, together with 1,538 kids and 421 ladies registered as much as December 15, occurred alongside the so-called Atlantic route, which results in the Canary Islands and is taken into account one of the vital harmful on the earth.
The group mentioned it collected knowledge from the migrants’ households and official statistics of these rescued.
