Six boats with a total of four hundred eighty five migrants arrived in Tenerife and El Hierro on Tuesday night.
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Spain is set to create its first fully marine national park – the Mar de las Calmas – located off El Hierro in the Canary Islands.
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Three vessels carrying one hundred fifty-five migrants have arrived at the Canary Islands.
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A migrant boat carrying 145 people, including a deceased woman, arrived at El Hierro early on Sunday morning.
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The Canary Islands are set to benefit significantly from Spain’s Recovery Plan, receiving one hundred and six million euros for geothermal energy projects. This investment aims to advance the islands’ renewable energy capabilities and contribute to Spain’s overall energy security and sustainability. The allocation nearly maxes out the available €120 million in incentives designated for this type of sustainable and renewable energy project within the country. With half of the budget originally slated for the Canary Islands as part of the Sustainable Islands Energy Plan crafted by the Spanish government.
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A record-breaking number of migrants – nearly 32,000 – have arrived in the Canary Islands this year, surpassing the previous record set in 2006.
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Over one thousand irregular migrants have arrived in the Canary Islands in a twenty-four hour period over the weekend, with the majority arriving on the island of El Hierro.
A record-breaking ‘cayuco’ carrying three hundred and twenty people landed on El Hierro, while others arrived on Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
The Guardia Civil, Salvamento Marítimo, and Cruz Roja were involved in rescue operations, and some migrants were taken to medical centers for treatment.
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Over five hundred and thirty-five migrants have arrived on the Canary Islands, including Lanzarote, El Hierro, and Fuerteventura, with over three hundred arriving on Saturday.
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Flights to parts of the Canary Islands – including Tenerife – could face disruption due to the ongoing volcanic eruption on La Palma.
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Blas Trujillo – the Minister of Health for the Canarian Government – was in El Hierro yesterday to unveil a new fleet of ambulances which will operate on the island.
The new vehicles will operate both emergency and non-emergency transport for patients across the island, providing an essential service to residents.
In a project that cost just over €10 million, the three new ambulances carry the latest life saving equipment, as well as provide additional equipment compared to the current fleet.
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Seventeen people have been found dead on a boat drifting off of the Canary Island of El Hierro, according to information released by authorities on Monday.
An air force plane spotted the boat over 265 nautical miles south east of the island on Sunday morning, triggering a search and rescue operation.
Three people are known to have survived the attempted crossing, with one of those on board in a serious condition suffering from severe dehydration. They were all taken to hospital in Tenerife for treatment.
The migrants on the boat were all sub-Saharan Africans, however it is not yet known where the boat departed from.
3,400 people arrived in the Canaries between 1 January and 31 March this year, compared with less than half that number over the same period in 2020.
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