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Spanish authorities rescue over 200 migrants off Canary Islands
Original: Spanish authorities rescued more than 200 migrants, including women and minors, off Spain's Canary Islands after six day
Spanish maritime authorities rescued more than 200 migrants, including women and minors, after the group spent six days at sea trying to reach the Canary Islands. The Canary route remains one of the deadliest migration passages to Europe, with thousands attempting the journey from West Africa each year. The rescue is drawing renewed attention to the dangers migrants face and to Spain's ongoing search-and-rescue operations in the Atlantic.
Why now: The scale of the rescue and the six days at sea highlight the ongoing migration crisis on the Atlantic route to Europe.
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- Spanish authorities rescued more than 200 migrants, including women and minors, off Spain's Canary Islands after six days at sea · Reuters · 186
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