Canary Islands, Spain

A photo captures rescue of a baby born on dangerous sea crossing to Spain’s Canary Islands
A photo of a baby born at sea during a perilous crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by migrants from Africa has been made public by Spain’s maritime rescue service.
Baby boy born on migrant boat off Spain's Canary Islands
A baby boy was born on a migrant dinghy en route to Spain's Canary Islands this week, Spain's rescue service said on Wednesday, publishing a photograph of the newborn, its mother and dozens of other migrants on the crowded boat.
Woman Gives Birth Aboard Migrant Vessel During Notoriously Dangerous Crossing to Canary Islands
The journey for African migrants across vast areas of open ocean is a dangerous one, especially heading towards Spanish territory. However, recently a woman gave birth during the harrowing trip. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
A record number of migrants reached the Canary Islands by sea in 2024, Spain says
The number beats the previous record, set in 2023, as a recent report also points at a peak in the number of deaths recorded in the dangerous Atlantic migration route.
Africa to Canary Islands now world’s deadliest migrant crossing route as almost 10k die
In 2024, a total of 9,757 people died attempting to reach the Canary Islands in small boats, equating to an average of 28 deaths per day.
Hundreds of migrants arrive in Spain's Canary Islands continuing the record-breaking influx
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Spain's Canary Islands received record 46,843 migrants in 2024: ministry
A record 46,843 migrants reached Spain's Canary Islands illegally in 2024 via the increasingly deadly Atlantic route, the second consecutive year of unprecedented arrival numbers, official data showed on Thursday.
Migrant situation in Spain’s Canary Islands ‘unsustainable,’ says president
After a record-breaking year of migrant arrivals, the president of Spain’s Canary Islands called the situation on the islands “unsustainable” on Monday.
A baby born in a cayuco is rescued in the middle of the crossing to the Canary Islands
Salvamento Marítimo rescued 363 migrants, including a mother and her baby, whom she had given birth to during the crossing, with boats arriving in El Hierro, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Tenerife. In addition to these arrivals,
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Hugely popular British holiday spot saw record numbers of migrants arrive in 2024
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