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Migration from Senegal surges as more than 32,000 people have landed in Spain's Canary Islands
Headline from The Republic, on the newest of 2 developments
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Canary Islands have set a new record for the number of irregular arrivals to the archipelago, with more than 32,000 migrants making the treacherous boat journey on the Atlantic Ocean to the European Union territory this year. Most migrants are leaving from Senegal.
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More than 700 migrants rescued off Spain’s Canary Islands
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Migration from Senegal surges as more than 32,000 people have landed in Spain's Canary Islands
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — More than 700 migrants traveling on four different boats were rescued near the shores of Spain’s Canary Islands, Spanish officials said Saturday. Some 247 people were aboard one boat, 238 on another, and 254 on the other two, according to a post on “X,” formerly Twitter…
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Canary Islands have set a new record for the number of irregular arrivals to the archipelago, with more than 32,000 migrants making the treacherous boat journey on the Atlantic Ocean to the European Union territory this year. Most migrants are leaving from Senegal.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A record number of migrants have made the treacherous boat journey on the Atlantic Ocean to Spain’s Canary Islands this year, and most of the 32,000 people are coming from…
The number of migrants leaving west Africa and reaching Spain's Canary Islands, nearly 60 miles from the west coast of Morocco, has passed record levels set in 2006.
