The pre-alert situation for adverse maritime phenomena declared yesterday by the General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands across the entire archipelago remains in force according to the information provided by the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).

In 2024, an average of nearly two migrant boats reached the Canary Islands each day. 692 boats in all carried more than 46,000 people that year, mostly from Mauritania, Senegal and Morocco. The majority arrive to the tiny,

A photo of a baby born at sea during a perilous crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by migrants from Africa has been made public by Spain’s maritime rescue service.

Spain's Canary Islands feel "abandoned" as irregular migrant arrivals smash records and the political class lacks "solidarity", the region's leader said in an interview published on Monday.

A baby girl, who was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canaries, was being treated in hospital along with her mother and both were in good condition, medical and regional government authorities said on Thursday.

A baby girl was born on a migrant dinghy en route to Spain's Canary Islands this week, Spain's rescue service said on Wednesday, publishing a photograph of the newborn, its mother and dozens of other migrants on the crowded boat.

In 2024, there were 692 packed, wooden boats that reached the Atlantic Archipelago off the west coast of mainland Europe, carrying in total more than 47,000 people. Most came to the tiny, western-most island of El Hierro where emergency services struggle to help the new arrivals.

Children run along the beach as people look over the sea into the haze created by a sand storm known locally as "La Calima" in Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, February 23, 2020.

A baby girl was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canary Islands. Medical and government authorities said the baby and her mother were in good condition.

Baby Born on Migrant Boat off Spain's Canary Islands 'Doing Well,' Doctor Says By Corina Pons and Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) - A baby girl, who was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for ...

Over 61,000 people reached Spain in irregular fashion via sea last year, according to the Interior Ministry. Some 46,000 of those landed in the Canary Islands, 95 kilometers (59 miles) from Morocco.

Baby Boy Born on Migrant Boat off Spain's Canary Islands MADRID (Reuters) - A baby boy was born on a migrant dinghy en route to Spain's Canary Islands this week, Spain's rescue service said on ...