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Senegalese migrants attempt dangerous crossing to Spain's Canary Islands

The number of people attempting to reach Europe via irregular migration routes from Senegal has exploded in recent months. Since the start of the year, more than 30,000 migrants, mostly Senegalese, have arrived in the Spanish Canary Islands. Over that same period, the Senegalese navy has intercepted more than 9,000…

France 24

Record numbers of refugees arrive in Canary Islands by boat

Number of arrivals via world’s deadliest migration route approach 32,000 to break 17-year record

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of migrants land on Spain's Canary Islands in one weekend

Some 1,500 migrants reached Spain’s Canary Islands over the weekend, part of a surge in migrants leaving sub-Saharan Africa in recent months.

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More than 500 migrants arrive on Spanish Canary Islands in 1 day. One boat carried 280 people

Emergency services on the Spanish Canary Islands say more than 500 migrants reached there in four large wooden boats in a span of 24 hours earlier this week

The Independent UK

After a month at sea, 37 Senegalese survivors of a deadly migration attempt to Spain return home

Senegalese authorities say 37 migrants who survived after being rescued off the coast of Cape Verde as they tried to reach Spain's Canary Islands have been brought back home

The Independent UK

Cooler weather overnight helps firefighters battling a wildfire on Spain's Tenerife island

Authorities say improved weather conditions have helped firefighters make advances overnight in their battle to tame a wildfire raging out of control for the past five days on the tourist island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands

The Independent UK

Thousands ordered to flee as heat, wind stoke fire on Spain’s Tenerife island

Thousands more residents of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands have fled their homes as a wildfire that authorities deemed “out of control” raged on for a fourth day.

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Thousands more evacuated as Tenerife fire rages on Spain's Canary Islands

Thousands more residents of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands have fled their homes as a wildfire that authorities deemed “out of control” raged on for a fourth day

The Independent UK

At least 63 people feared dead after boat found off Cape Verde

Fishing vessel with 100 asylum seekers was travelling from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands

The Guardian - UK

Better weather conditions help slow down La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands

Spanish authorities say more favorable weather conditions have helped firefighters slow down the advance of a wildfire on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands that has forced the evacuation of more than 4,000 residents

The Independent UK

2,000 evacuated in La Palma wildfire in Spain's Canary Islands; official says blaze 'out of control'

Authorities say that more than 2,000 people have been evacuated as a wildfire rages “out of control” on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands, destroying around a dozen homes

The Independent UK

All-inclusive vs self-catered: prices compared for Spain, Portugal, Turkey and more

The Mirror has compared the price of an all inclusive break and a self-catered one in holiday resorts in mainland Spain, Greece, Portugal, France and the Canary Islands

Daily Mirror

Boats carrying more than 300 migrants missing near Canary Islands

‘The families are very worried. There are about 300 people from the same area of Senegal’

The Independent UK

Three boats carrying roughly 300 migrants missing during 1000-mile effort to reach Canary Islands

At least 300 people who were travelling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain's Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant aid group Walking Borders said on Sunday.

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The Canary Islands: facing the challenges of energy transition and climate change

The Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean receive a large amount of sunshine every year. A tourism hotspot, they also have high renewable energy potential. Nevertheless, they still depend on fossil fuels for 80% of their electricity. Last December, the regional parliament set an ambitious target of sourcing 92% of…

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Canary Islands holiday warning issued to anyone who takes selfies

Brits heading to the Canary Islands, such as Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and La Palma have been issued a stern warning should they be planning on a selfie or two in the sun

Daily Mirror

Canary Islands disaster as boat carrying migrants sinks off coast with 30 feared dead

More than 30 people may have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Canary Islands, with one human rights charity leader claiming women and a baby were among the casualties

Evening Standard

Migrant crisis: Dozens feared dead amid surge in people risking lives to reach Canary Islands from West Africa

The Canary Islands have seen a surge in migrant arrivals in June

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Dinghy with dozens of migrants on board sinks off Spain’s Canary Islands

Migration advocacy groups have criticised Spain and Morocco for not intervening soon enough to rescue a small boat headed for Spain's Canary Islands that sank Wednesday. At least 30 migrants are feared drowned.

Nottingham Post

Spain travel warning as Met Office says Storm Oscar to hit with heavy rain and flooding risk

Storm Oscar is due to hit the Canary Islands, with the brunt of the storm hitting the islands on Tuesday and Wednesday

Reuters

Spain probing African migrant voyage after reported Moroccan gunfire

(This May 26 story has been refiled to remove the reference to Maleno as Morocco-based in paragraph 10)

Daily Mirror

Jet2 launches UK flights to 20 new destinations including Spain, Greece and Cyprus

Jet2 will start flying from Liverpool John Lennon Airport from next March to destinations including Spain, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Portugal, Madeira and Cyprus

Evening Standard

Gran Meliá Palacio de Isora, Tenerife: a five-star haven featuring Europe’s longest saltwater infinity pool

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Newcastle to the Canary Islands - Easter flight prices for Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria

Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria are popular destinations for families seeking out the Spanish sun with regular low-cost flights from Newcastle Airport

Daily Mirror

Helen Skelton looks incredible in cute bikini as she matches with baby daughter on holiday

Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton shared a string of photos from her recent family holiday to the Canary Islands as she said she was 'grateful' to enjoy some quality time with her children

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