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It was witnessing a tragedy that would change the course of Jose Antonio Benitez's life, prompting him to leave a lifetime of teaching to throw himself into full-time work with migrants.

Spain saw at least 4,202 illegal migrant arrivals in the first month of 2022, up 30.6 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Authorities in Spain's Canary Islands say survivors rescued from a sinking rubber boat reported that 16 people were still missing. Forty-one migrants were rescued alive and one body was recovered from the shipwreck south of the island of Fuerteventura on Wednesday. Spain's Maritime Rescue Service said on Friday that search operations had ended as other migrant boats in need of rescue continue appearing near the archipelago. Thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the deadly Atlantic...

The Moroccan Navy picked up 63 migrants from their rubber dinghy off the coast of Morocco on February 1. Meanwhile, Spanish rescuers reported more rescues nearer the Canary Islands.

Authorities in Spain's Canary Islands say survivors rescued from a sinking rubber boat reported that 16 people were still missing

Authorities in Spains Canary Islands say survivors rescued from a sinking rubber boat reported that 16 people were still missing. Forty-one migrants were rescued alive and one body was recovered from the shipwreck south of the island of Fuerteventura on Wednesday.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Authorities in Spain's Canary Islands say survivors rescued from a sinking rubber boat reported that 16 people were still

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Spain's sea rescue service on Wednesday picked up more than 300 migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands in rickety boats, with nine of them clinging to a semi-sunken dinghy.

More than 300 migrants rescued off Spains Canary islands.