Canary Islands migrant arrivals jump 159% in two months
Madar (Rabat) - Some 4,162 migrants reached Spain's Canary Islands by boat between August 16 and October 15, 2026, compared with 1,608 in…
Canary Islands
El Hierro: three dead on first boat as a third arrives with 145 migrants
Madar (International) - The number of migrants who died on the boat that reached the island of El Hierro in Spain's Canary Islands…
El Hierro: second boat carrying 177 people arrives from M'bour
Madar (International) - Spain's maritime rescue service on Sunday, October 18, 2026, escorted a second boat carrying 177 people, including 17 women and…
Canaries: two migrants dead as boat carrying 132 people reaches El Hierro
Madar (International) - Two migrants died and several others arrived injured on Sunday, October 18, 2026, aboard a boat carrying 132 people that…
Tighter controls on Mauritania's coast push migration routes south, IOM says
The number of migrants arriving in the Canary Islands via the Atlantic route fell by 65% between 2024 and 2025, according to the…