Over the course of the year, more than 45,000 people reached the archipelago on this Atlantic route, which is considered one of the deadliest migration routes, the newspaper “El Mundo” wrote at the weekend. She referred to the representation of the Spanish central government in the Canary Islands.
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In the four days between Christmas Eve and Saturday, 28 boats arrived in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and El Hierro, El Mundo continued. The number of people’s countries of origin is increasing as there are more and more conflicts on the African continent – such as in Chad – said a doctor from the organization Doctors Without Borders RTVE. The Spanish aid organization Caminando Fronteras says it has observed an increasing number of boats leaving Mauritania’s coast in 2024.
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Image: ANTONIO SEMPERE (AFP)
Source: Nachrichten
