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In the deadliest shipwreck recorded in 2020, at least 140 migrants have drowned off the coast of Senegal. The UN's International Organization for Migration says the boat was bound for Spain's Canary Islands. It was carrying about 200 people. CNN reports the vessel caught fire a few hours after departing Mbour. It eventually capsized near Saint-Louis, on the Senegalese northwest coast. The IOM is deeply saddened by this recent tragedy, which follows four shipwrecks recorded in the Central Mediterranean last week and another in the English Channel. Statement, United Nations International Organization for Migration CNN reports the Senegalese government and the IOM will travel to Saint-Louis to assess the needs of survivors and provide immediate assistance.
Las Palmas, Canary Islands (Spain), May 26 (EFE), (Camera: Elvira Urquijo).- A group of 35 immigrants arrived on the Canary Islands by sea on Tuesday morning. In the same area, Spanish rescue service Salvamento Marítimo rescued a group of 51 people, including minors, on Monday morning.FOOTAGE OF LAS CARPINTERAS BEACH ON TUESDAY.
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.
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