Coverage dated December 25, 2024

More than 10,000 migrants died this year trying to reach Spain by sea, aid group says

Headline from Local News 8

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish migration rights group says more than 10,000 migrants died in 2024 trying to reach Spain by sea. Tens of thousands of migrants left West Africa in 2024 for the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago close to the African coast that has increasingly been used as a stepping stone…

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  1. Breitbart News

    Killer People Smugglers: 10,000+ Died Trying to Reach Spain in 2024 (opens Breitbart News)

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    More than 10,000 migrants died while trying to reach Spain by sea this year, a report has said.

  2. Local News 8

    More than 10,000 migrants died this year trying to reach Spain by sea, aid group says (opens Local News 8)

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    MADRID (AP) — A Spanish migration rights group says more than 10,000 migrants died in 2024 trying to reach Spain by sea. Tens of thousands of migrants left West Africa in 2024 for the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago close to the African coast that has increasingly been used as a stepping stone…

  3. Digital Journal

    Record number of migrants lost at sea bound for Spain in 2024: NGO (opens Digital Journal)

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    At least 10,457 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, an NGO said Thursday, more than 50 percent more than last year

  4. Al Jazeera

    Record number of migrants died in attempt to reach Spain this year (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    More than 10,000 migrants perished – average of 30 a day – in 2024 while trying to reach Spain, NGO says in new report.

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