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☆ Cruise ship rescues 68 migrants drifting off Spain’s Canary Islands
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A luxury cruise ship rescued 68 migrants drifting off the Spanish Canary Islands on Wednesday, Spain’s maritime rescue agency said in a statement on X. On Thursday, Insignia’s crew reported that one of the rescued migrants was in critical condition and needed to be evacuated. “We can confirm that Insignia rescued 68 people from a vessel in distress between Cape Verde and Tenerife and bought them onboard for medical assistance and provided food, drinks, clothing and a safe place to rest. Data from Spain’s Interior ministry show a drastic increase of the number of migrants arriving by sea, especially to the Canary Islands. Of those, 18,977 have arrived to the Canary Islands by sea — an increase of 220.9% compared to the same period last year.

Persons: Philipp Oldendorff, Insignia’s, Caminando Fronteras Organizations: CNN, Maritimo, Oceania Cruises, “, ” Locations: Islands, Tenerife, Sahara Africa, Cape Verde, Canary, Spain, Spanish

☆ Cape Verde: Authorities 'left people to die' despite warnings about migrant boat weeks before tragedy, rights group alleges
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Benjamin Brown Zahid Mahmood Stephanie Busari Mostafa Salem | Benjamin Brown | Zahid Mahmood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

At least 60 people are presumed dead after the boat was rescued off the coast of Cape Verde, the International Organization on Migration (IOM) told CNN on Thursday. Non-governmental organization Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders) put the death toll at 92, adding it believed 130 people were on board the boat when it left Senegal. Garzón told CNN that Caminando Fronteras informed the authorities of Spain, Senegal, Mauritania and Morocco of the situation on July 20. Garzón further alleged that the European Union’s border patrol agency Frontex is active in the region, cooperating with the Senegalese and Mauritanian navies. She claimed that while the patrol ships look for boats in the area and monitor migrant routes, they do not provide assistance when required.

Persons: Frontex, Caminando, Caminando Fronteras, Helena Maleno Garzón, Garzón, “, ” Garzón, ” Organizations: CNN, Four, International Organization, Migration, Senegalese, ” CNN Locations: West Africa, Spanish, Cape Verde, Senegal, Spain, Mauritania, Morocco, Mauritanian, Europe

☆ Spain Rescues Migrants After Search for Missing Boat
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Isabella Kwai | More About Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The migrants were “in good health” on a rescue vessel headed for Arguineguin, a coastal town on Gran Canaria, the Spanish authorities said. They declined to specify where the migrants had traveled from but said they were sub-Saharan Africa. Little more was known about the boats reported missing in Senegal, which is about 1,000 miles away from the Canary Islands. Many migrants have died in recent years trying to cross the Atlantic and the Mediterranean in attempts to get to Europe. In one of the worst such maritime tragedies, last month a boat that set sail from Libya capsized, killing hundreds of people off the coast of Greece.

Persons: Caminando Fronteras, Helena Maleno Garzón, ”, Maleno Garzón Organizations: Gran Canaria Locations: Gran, Spanish, Africa, Saharan Africa, Senegal, Canary, Europe, Libya, Greece

☆ Dozens of Migrants Bound for Canary Islands Feared Dead as Boat Sinks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Thirty-six migrants were feared dead after an inflatable boat en route to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off northwestern Africa, sank on Wednesday, according to an aid group. At least one body, belonging to a child, has been recovered, according to the aid group, Caminando Fronteras, a nongovernmental organization that tracks the deaths of migrants. The group said that 24 people had been rescued, but that dozens remained missing of the 61 people who had been on the vessel. According to a Twitter post from Helena Maleno Garzón, who founded Caminando Fronteras, “The inflatable had been begging for rescue in Spanish waters for more than twelve hours.”Maritime Rescue, Spain’s sea search-and-rescue agency, did not immediately respond to several requests for comment.

Persons: Caminando, Helena Maleno Garzón Locations: Canary, Spanish, Africa

☆ O ambarcațiune cu 24 de cadavre la bord, găsită în apropierea uneia din Insulele Canare
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

O ambarcaţiune găsită în derivă marţi, în apropierea coastelor uneia din Insulele Canare cu cadavrele a 24 de migranţi la bord, a ajuns miercuri pe Insula Tenerife, au indicat surse oficiale, raportând un bilanţ nou, transmite AFP, citat de agerpres.ro. O navă de salvare spaniolă a remorcat barca în portul Los Cristianos, unde o aşteptau serviciile de prim-ajutor. Numărătoarea efectuată odată cu sosirea bărcii în port a ridicat numărul morţilor la 24, printre care doi minori. Un elicopter militar a ridicat apoi trei persoane încă în viaţă la bord (doi bărbaţi şi o femeie) transportându-i la un spital din Tenerife. Cel puţin 1.851 de persoane şi-au pierdut viaţa anul trecut în încercări de a ajunge pe Insulele Canare, potrivit ONG-ului Caminando Fronteras, care monitorizează aceste migraţii.

Persons: Domingo Martin, Juan Carlos Serrano Organizations: Tenerife, Ministerului, Interne Locations: Insulele Canare, Los Cristianos, spaniolă, Insula, Hierro, Tenerife, Africa Subsahariană, Sosirile, Canare, Europei

☆ 24 de migranți au murit într-o barcă în timp ce încercau să ajungă în insulele Canare
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-29 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: wikipedia.org24 de migranți au murit într-o barcă în timp ce încercau să ajungă în insulele CanareO ambarcaţiune cu cadavrele a 24 de migranţi la bord a ajuns ieri pe Insula Tenerife, au indicat surse oficiale, transmite AFP. O navă de salvare spaniolă a remorcat barca în portul Los Cristianos, unde o aşteptau serviciile de intervenție. „Pompierii scot cadavrele, care vor fi transportate într-o capelă", a indicat Domingo Martin de la Crucea Roşie spaniolă. Serviciile de salvare maritimă raportaseră iniţial un bilanţ cu 17 morţi, dar numărătoarea efectuată odată cu sosirea bărcii în port a ridicat numărul morţilor la 24. Printre aceștia erau și doi copii.

Persons: Domingo Martin, Juan Carlos Serrano Organizations: Tenerife, Agerpres, Ministerului, Interne Locations: Canare, Los Cristianos, spaniolă, Insula, Hierro, Tenerife, Africa Subsahariană, Sosirile, Europei, Insulele Canare

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