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Over 140 Migrants Rescued Off Spain's Canary Islands, Emergencies Center Says
Over 140 Migrants Rescued Off Spain's Canary Islands, Emergencies Center Says
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Rescuers recovered 142 undocumented migrants from two small boats that arrived on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands... 20.07.2024, Sputnik Africa
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"Last night, the Canary Islands Rescue Service staff and Red Cross medics treated 142 migrants who arrived in two boats at the Arguineguin pier of Gran Canaria," the center wrote on X. Eleven migrants were taken to local hospitals with "small health problems," it added. Over 5,000 migrants have died in the first five months of 2024 while trying to reach Spain by sea, which equals 33 deaths per day, Caminando Fronteras, a migrants' rights group, said in June. Of them, 4,800 died trying to reach the Canary Islands. Large groups of irregular migrants regularly attempt to cross Spain's southern and island borders. The Spanish Interior Ministry said that nearly 20,000 irregular immigrants had arrived in the country since the beginning of 2024 to June 30, which is a 167% increase compared with the same period last year.
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Over 140 Migrants Rescued Off Spain's Canary Islands, Emergencies Center Says
11:29 20.07.2024 (Updated: 15:35 22.07.2024) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Rescuers recovered 142 undocumented migrants from two small boats that arrived on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands Coordination Centre for Security and Emergencies said on Friday.
"Last night, the Canary Islands Rescue Service staff and Red Cross medics treated 142 migrants who arrived in two boats at the Arguineguin pier of Gran Canaria," the center wrote on X.
Eleven
migrants were taken to local hospitals with "small health problems," it added.
Over 5,000 migrants have died in the first five months of 2024 while trying to reach Spain by sea, which equals 33 deaths per day, Caminando Fronteras, a migrants' rights group, said in June. Of them, 4,800 died trying to reach the Canary Islands.
Large groups of irregular migrants
regularly attempt to cross Spain's southern and island borders. The Spanish Interior Ministry said that nearly
20,000 irregular immigrants had arrived in the country since the beginning of 2024 to June 30, which is a
167% increase compared with the same period last year.
