Fourteen migrants, mostly minors, rescued by Spanish coast guard near Gran Canaria

Record ID: 1450776

  • Title: Fourteen migrants, mostly minors, rescued by Spanish coast guard near Gran Canaria
  • Date: 30th December 2019
  • Summary: ARGUINEGUIN, GRAN CANARIA, SPAIN (DECEMBER 29, 2019) (REUTERS) SPANISH COAST GUARD VESSEL DOCKING, RESCUED MIGRANTS ON BOARD TOURISTS ON BOARD OF BOAT AT PORT LOOKING ON, RESCUE VESSEL CARRYING MIGRANTS IN THE BACKGROUND MIGRANTS DISEMBARKING BEING ASSISTED BY EMERGENCY SERVICES CRANE MOVING BOAT WHERE MIGRANTS WERE TRAVELLING BEFORE BEING INTERCEPTED BY COAST GUARD MIGRANTS DISEMBARKING POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES MIGRANTS DISEMBARKING MIGRANTS SEATED ON GROUND BEING ASSISTED BY RED CROSS MEMBERS MIGRANTS GETTING INTO POLICE VAN
  • Embargoed: 13th January 2020 13:21
  • Keywords: Canary Islands Europe Spanish coast guard migrants rescued migrants
  • Location: ARGUINEGUIN, SPAIN
  • City: ARGUINEGUIN, SPAIN
  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: Asylum/Immigration/Refugees,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001BC62PMV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Spanish coast guard picked up a boat carrying 14 migrants in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday (December 29) and transported them to the port of Arguineguin on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.
    The migrants were from north Africa and most are believed to be minors, the Red Cross said.
    Thousands of migrants from Africa and the Middle East embark on the perilous journey by sea every year hoping to make it to Europe.
    Spain's Ministry of Interior reported that as of December 15, a total of 24,796 irregular migrants had arrived in Spain by sea.
    The report said Spain had a 50% decrease of irregular migrant arrivals compared to last year but arrivals to the Canary Islands have increased with a total of 115 boats arriving in 2019, 50 more boats than in 2018.
    Authorities said the change in destination was mainly due to increased security in the Mediterranean which has forced people to seek alternative routes.
    (Production: Borja Suarez, Miguel Gutierrez)
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