Record number of migrants arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands
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Spain declared a migration emergency in the Canary Islands after more than 9,000 arrivals since the start of November. On Saturday the Maritime Rescue Service rescued 1,488 people on 14 boats reaching El Hierro from West Africa, surpassing the November 2020 one-day record of 1,461 and the worst figures in 32 years of data. Territorial Policy Minister Angel Victor Torres visited El Hierro on Sunday as the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, in force since June 12, 2026, has largely failed to stem the flow.
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