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More than 500 migrants reach Spanish Canary Islands in a day
Updated On: 05 October, 2023 08:11 AM IST | Madrid | Agencies
One of the boats was carrying 280 migrants, the islands’ emergency service said on X, formerly known as Twitter
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People in France kneel before a protest against the reception centre for migrants. File pic/AP
Emergency services on the Spanish Canary Islands said Wednesday that more than 500 migrants have reached there in four large wooden boats this week.
One of the boats was carrying 280 migrants, the islands’ emergency service said on X, formerly known as Twitter. The state news agency EFE says it was the largest number in a single boat since human traffickers began to regularly use the Canary Island route in 1994.
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