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In what Italy's prime minister said was 'not an easy decision,' PM Giuseppe Conte has put the country on lockdown for the holidays. Business Insider reports Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told reporters that experts fear there will be a jump in COVID-19 cases over Christmas. Italy wasn't the only European country to tighten restrictions over the holidays — the UK and Germany have both announced heightened coronavirus restrictions. Johns Hopkins University data reports that as of Saturday, Italy had recorded over 1.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began. Thus far, nearly 68,000 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Italy.
A wildfire in the northern part of Tenerife island, affecting parts of the municipalities of Arafo and Candelaria, was approximately 130 hectares in size. According to the local authorities, it is a "complicated" area, and the main goal is to slow the advance of the fire towards inhabited areas. A number of villages have been evacuated as a precaution. IMAGES
Puerto del Rosario, Oct 19 (EFE).- A group of 125 migrants of sub-Saharan and Maghrebi origins arrived Tuesday morning in three boats at a port in Canary Islands, according to Spanish authorities.The first of the vessels, an inflatable boat, was located shortly before 11:00 pm Monday by a merchant en route about 84 kilometers south of Morro Jable, on the Canary Islands. (Camera: CARLOS DE SAÁ).SHOT LIST: A GROUP OF MIGRANTS ARRIVE A PUERTO DEL ROSARIO, FUERTEVENTURA, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Oct 14 (EFE).- Spanish authorities rescued Thursday 30 sub-Saharan migrants from a boat 148 kilometers south of Gran Canaria as well as another group of 200 migrants traveling in another boat. They were all accompanied by the Spanish authorities to the port in Gran Canaria. (Camera: ELVIRA URGUIJO).SHOT LIST: SPANISH AUTHORITIES RESCUE MIGRANTS AND ACCOMPANY THEM TO THE PORT OF GRAN CANARIA, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.
Fuerteventura, Oct 11 (EFE).- Spain's Guardamar Talía rescued Monday 121 immigrants of sub-Saharan origin traveling in two inflatable boats near the south of Fuerteventura island, with 20 women and two minors on board, a spokeswoman for Maritime Rescue told EFE.The first boat was located about 97 kilometers south of Morro Jable town, with 51 men, 10 women and two children on board, while the second one was located by a rescue plane a little further north, about 53 kilometers from the island, with 48 men and 10 adult women. (Camera: CARLOS SAÁ).SHOT LIST: MIGRANTS ARRIVE AT THE PORT OF PUERTO DEL ROSARIO IN FUERTEVENTURA, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Oct 11 (EFE).- New lava flows that emerged during a volcanic eruption underway in Spain’s Canary Islands, which has scorched an area of around 525.77 hectares in three weeks, are keeping emergency services on standby on Monday.The new lava streams that emerged over the weekend after a partial collapse of the northern flank of the cone have increased magma output but the direction of the engorged flows remains stable.(Camera: EFE)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE CUMBRE VIEJA VOLCANO IN LA PALMA, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.