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Hope fades after migrant boat sinks off Spanish island
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hope fades after migrant boat sinks off Spanish island

China Daily  

By Earle Gale in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-10-01 18:43 Flowers are seen during burial of a migrant in the El Mocanal cemetery, after the sinking of a migrant boat that killed at least nine people and left at least 48 missing, on the island of El Hierro, Spain on Sept 30. The Canary Island's regional president, …

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Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday to conclude his trip through three West African nations aimed at tackling irregular migration to Spain’s Canary Islands. The agreements signed by Sánchez and Faye will promote “circular migration programs,” which are temporary job opportunities in Spain for selected Senegalese workers, granting them …

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Thousands of migrant kids have reached the Canary Islands alone. Local officials want Spain's help
5 months ago

Thousands of migrant kids have reached the Canary Islands alone. Local officials want Spain's help

Hindustan Times  

BARCELONA, Spain — The children sometimes won't stop crying. Health workers dealing with migrants arriving on Spain's Canary Islands try to understand if the tears are from illness, injury or, as is often the case, from pure shock. Local officials want Spain's help One young Senegalese boy who disembarked recently kept fainting every few minutes, troubling doctors who couldn't determine …

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Thousands of migrant kids have reached the Canary Islands alone. Local officials want Spain’s help
5 months ago

Thousands of migrant kids have reached the Canary Islands alone. Local officials want Spain’s help

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — The children sometimes won’t stop crying. Health workers dealing with migrants arriving on Spain’s Canary Islands try to understand if the tears are from illness, injury or, as is often the case, from pure shock. “There’s no medicine for that,” said Inmaculada Mora Peces, a 54-year-old emergency doctor who treats migrants arriving on the island of El …

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Spain's popular tourist island of Tenerife suffers worst wildfire in decades
1 year, 4 months ago

Spain's popular tourist island of Tenerife suffers worst wildfire in decades

Hindustan Times  

Firefighters battled overnight to try to bring under control the worst wildfire in decades on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, a major tourist destination, officials said Friday. Residents of the town of Aguamansa clean the surroundings of their houses due to the proximity of the fire, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, …

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Industry anger after Defence spends $90 million on second-hand vessel in Canary Islands
2 years, 8 months ago

Industry anger after Defence spends $90 million on second-hand vessel in Canary Islands

ABC  

Defence officials have quietly travelled to the Canary Islands to purchase a large second-hand vessel for Pacific Ocean operations, angering the local industry which was expecting the ship to be built in Western Australia. Key points: Last month Defence confirmed a second-hand vessel had been bought for $US67 million The government originally announced the vessel would be built in Australia …

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La Palma's volcanic eruption is going strong 3 weeks later
3 years, 2 months ago

La Palma's volcanic eruption is going strong 3 weeks later

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three weeks since its eruption …

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Volcano erupts on Spain’s La Palma island; eight houses destroyed, 5,000 people evacuated
3 years, 3 months ago

Volcano erupts on Spain’s La Palma island; eight houses destroyed, 5,000 people evacuated

Firstpost  

According to the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute the island saw its last eruption in 1971 Los Llanos de Aridane : A volcano on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands as lava flows destroyed isolated houses and threatened to reach the coast. Nobody knows how the …

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