A total of 314 migrants arrived early this morning in Spain's Canary Islands on two boats, local emergency services said. With this, the total number of migrants who arrived on those islands by Friday reached 1.600. As reported, one boat with 229 migrants was escorted to the island of Hierro and the other to Tenerife. From the migrant boats...
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At least 908 migrants on ten ships arrived today in the Spanish Canary Islands on one of the deadliest sea routes in the world, according to provisional data from the rescue services, Croatian "Jutarnji" reports. The new migrants coincided with a summit of European leaders in southern Spain in Granada, the informal meeting where reforming the European bloc's migration policy was…
Europol, in a joint action with the Croatian, Serbian, Spanish and Italian police, arrested members of a criminal organization that smuggled large quantities of cocaine from South America to Europe through the Canary Islands. The investigation identified a significant threat – the increased ability of criminal organizations to work closely together and deploy members to different locations for extended periods to enable...
More than 2.000 hectares burned today in just a few hours on the Spanish island of La Palma, which is part of the Canary Islands, which is why around 2.500 residents have been evacuated, Index.hr reported, citing a statement from the local authorities. The fire broke out this morning in the forest area in the north of the island and the fire destroyed at least 12 houses. According to local authorities,...
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Spanish rescuers are searching for a boat off the Canary Islands carrying at least 200 African migrants who went missing more than a week ago. The humanitarian group Walking Borders says the fishing boat was sailing from Kafuntin, a coastal town in southern Senegal, which is about 1.700 kilometers from Tenerife, the BBC reports. The group says there were many children on board, ...
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