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Baby born on migrant boat rescued

A woman gave birth to a child during the perilous journey from the African mainland to the Spanish Canary Islands. The woman and the newborn were rescued from the inflatable rubber boat they were traveling in along with a large group of people by the Spanish coastguard.

Baby born on migrant boat rescued

Almost 50,000 migrants to the Canary Islands in 2024

More and more migrants are taking the so-called Atlantic route to the Spanish Canary Islands. Last year, a record number of 46,843 migrants arrived at the archipelago, according to official figures.

Almost 50,000 migrants to the Canary Islands in 2024

Nearly 70 died in migrant accident

Nearly 70 migrants died when the boat they were traveling in sank in Moroccan waters. 25 of them were from Mali, according to Mali's government.

Nearly 70 died in migrant accident

Thousands Dead This Year on the Boat Route to the Canary Islands

More than 10,000 people have died in the past year in attempts to reach the Canary Islands, according to the Spanish volunteer organization Caminando Fronteras. .

Thousands Dead This Year on the Boat Route to the Canary Islands

Senegal: Migrants en route to Europe stopped

Senegal has stopped over 250 migrants who have tried to reach Europe by sea. The country's navy stopped a boat with 202 people on board off Senegal's northwestern coast on Friday.

Senegal: Migrants en route to Europe stopped

Multiple fatalities on migrant boat off Tenerife

Five people have been found dead on a crowded boat south of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic, reports the Spanish rescue service. The alarm about the boat drifting around 80 miles from Tenerife came on Wednesday afternoon.

Multiple fatalities on migrant boat off Tenerife