Canary Islands, Spain - January 27, 2025 The deceased migrant who arrived aboard a raft last Thursday, Jan. 22, to El Hierro, ...

Spain’s marine rescue service on Thursday said that more than 550 migrants have reached its Canary Islands in boats over the past two days ...

The migrant crossing between Africa and the Canary Islands is now world’s deadliest as almost 10,000 die. In 2024, a total of 9,757 people died attempting to reach the Canary Islands in small ...

Spain received 63,970 people who arrived through irregular routes last year, including 46,843 in the Canary Islands.

There are three strands of help – from the Spanish government, the Canary Islands’ regional authorities, and La Palma ...

The Canary Islands archipelago is a string of seven islands, closer to Morocco than to their mother country Spain. The islands are home to more than 2 million people, and their main trade is tourism.

In 2024, Spain received a record number of migrants who crossed illegally via sea, with more than 61,000 people having arrived on boats. Nearly 47,000 of those landed in the Canary Islands.