Tag: Migrants Spain
Spain’s Maritime Rescue service pulls 187 migrants from waters off the Canary Islands’ coasts
SPAIN’S Maritime Rescue service last night pulled around 187 migrants out of the waters off the coasts of Canary Islands of Tenerife and El...
Amnesty International puts death toll from June 2022 border fence storming at 37 with 76 migrants still unaccounted for
NEARLY A year on from a migrant tragedy at the Spanish border with Morocco at Melilla, Amnesty International has released a new estimate of...
Coastguard boats in Spain’s Andalucia rescue 35 migrants who jumped from Moroccan fishing boat on toy dinghies
SPAIN’S coastguard has rescued 35 migrants that jumped into the ocean from a Moroccan fishing boat on inflatable toy dinghies.
The group of migrants, which...
ANALYSIS: How 2021 became the deadliest year on record for migrants crossing from west Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands
A RECORD number of people have died whilst trying to cross from West Africa to the Canary Islands during 2021.
Data suggests that the route...
Pregnant woman and 8-year-old boy amoung those who lost their lives in tragic Lanzarote shipwreck
At least four people died, including a woman reported to be pregnant and a child, and another four were missing after a migrant boat...
One dead and eight injured in Melilla migrant fence jump on Spain – Morocco border
A MIGRANT was killed and eight others injured as a 300 strong gang tried to jump a border fence to enter Spanish territory.
According to...
Seven migrant boats rescued in the Strait of Gibraltar in just ONE day
THE deadly Moroccan-Spanish migrant route is only increasing in popularity with the Spanish coastguard rescuing SEVEN boats on Saturday.
Over 150 migrants were pulled from...