Published November 05,2023
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After practically 1,000 migrants reached the shores of Spain’s Canary Islands this weekend, the archipelago broke the earlier annual file for migrant arrivals by sea.
Close to 32,000 migrants have accomplished the damaging Atlantic route from the African continent to the Spanish islands off northwestern Africa this yr. This determine not solely doubles final yr’s rely but additionally exceeds the earlier peak in 2006 when 31,678 people made the journey.
By the top of September, Interior Ministry figures stated that just below 15,000 folks had arrived in the entire of 2023, just like 2022’s numbers.
However, a large surge that started in October has seen practically 17,000 males, ladies, and youngsters arrive on the islands.
With the Canary Islands’ providers overwhelmed by the inflow, the Spanish authorities has initiated transfers of many migrants to mainland Spain.
Arrivals haven’t slowed down since then, regardless of inclement climate. This weekend, with climate warnings for waves and rain, not less than 4 folks died upon arrival or after being handled in native hospitals.
The path to the Canary Islands is among the many deadliest for migrants worldwide. In the primary half of the yr, with far fewer folks trying to cross the ocean, the NGO Walking Borders estimated that 778 folks misplaced their lives.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
