The United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Refugees says that of the 266,940 migrants making an attempt to achieve Europe final 12 months, 97% made the treacherous sea crossing from North Africa.
Spain’s coastguard has rescued greater than 400 migrants travelling in seven boats and making an attempt to achieve Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Tenerife.
52 girls and 33 kids have been amongst these making an attempt to achieve Spain’s Canary Island group.
The largest variety of arrivals was logged in Lanzarote, the place 209 folks of sub-Saharan and North African descent arrived.
“The primary boat arrived early immediately with 48 folks on board and now three boats have arrived and have been picked up,” mentioned Enrique Espinosa, the supervisor of Lanzarote’s Safety and Emergency Consortium.
Increasingly migrants are making the treacherous crossing from North Africa to ports in Europe, usually with the goal of reaching an EU nation.
The United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Refugees mentioned that of the 266,940 migrants that landed in southern European nations final 12 months, 97% arrived by sea.
