More than 300 migrants arrived at the port of La Restinga on Spain’s Canary Island of El Hierro after being rescued at sea by Spanish maritime rescue services.
The arrivals come amid a renewed surge in crossings along the perilous Atlantic route from West Africa, driven by calmer autumn sea conditions. Emergency medical teams and Red Cross personnel met the overcrowded vessels at the dock to provide immediate humanitarian aid.
The continuous influx of small boats has severely strained local healthcare and transport infrastructure on the tiny island, prompting regional authorities to call the situation unsustainable and declare a migratory emergency.
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