Vessel carrying 280 refugees and migrants of 'sub-Saharan' origin reaches the archipelago after crossing one of the most dangerous migratory routes in the Atlantic Ocean.
Vessel carrying 280 refugees and migrants of "sub-Saharan" origin reaches the archipelago after crossing one of the most dangerous migratory routes in the Atlantic Ocean.On Tuesday alone, El Hierro saw some 500 migrants and refugees land on its shores. / Photo:Twitter @txemita
It marks the largest number of refugees to arrive on a single boat to the archipelago, the rescue group said on Tuesday. Spain, and in particular the Canary archipelago off the coast of Africa, is one of the main gateways into Europe for irregular migrants and refugees. In recent years, the migratory route to the Canary Islands has been particularly busy due to tighter controls in the Mediterranean.NGOs regularly report fatal shipwrecks in Moroccan, Spanish and international waters, with unofficial estimates putting the death toll in the dozens, if not hundreds.
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