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Canary Islands face migration crisis After a three-day boat trip from Western Sahara, Mohceine Ait Lamadane reached the Canaries and from there travelled to Italy, taking advantage of a system swamped by arrivals and slowed by the coronavirus. "I paid 2,000 euros ($2,430) for the crossing," 23-year-old Lamdane told AFP in late November after disembarking at Arguineguin port in Gran Canaria where Spains coastguard drops off migrants picked up at sea. And barely 10 days later, he was in Italy "wi...

By Pablo Melian with Diego Urdaneta in Madrid December 12, 2020 Print Article Migrants arrive at the Port of Arguineguin after being rescued by the Spanish coast guard in the Canary Island of Gran Canaria last month. Arrivals have soared in Spains Canary Islands with more than 18,000 arriving from Africa so far this year. DESIREE MARTIN Text size Pictures and video by Desiree Martin After a three-day boat trip from Western Sahara, Mohceine Ait Lamadane reached the C...