Boat carrying record 280 people from west Africa reaches Canaries
Wooden vessel is thought to have held largest number of arrivals to Spanish archipelago in one crossing A wooden boat crammed with 280 people that...
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Cape Verde boat survivors say some jumped out to try to reach land
Some took parts of wooden seats for buoyancy after watching friends die on drifting vessel Facing hunger, thirst and a rising number of deaths, some...
Cape Verde boat disaster: vessel drifted for month after alarm raised, says NGO
Walking Borders said it told authorities in four countries on 20 July about vessel with more than 100 asylum seekers onboard A Spanish NGO alerted...
At least 63 people feared dead after boat found off Cape Verde
Fishing vessel with 100 asylum seekers was travelling from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands More than 60 people are believed to have died after the...
Canary Islands coastguard rescues two men balanced on ship’s rudder
Nigerian stowaways survived for at least a week under ship that voyaged from Lagos via Lomé, Togo The Spanish coastguard rescued two Nigerian men who...
Weather tracker: heat dome raises temperatures in Spain and Portugal
Phenomenon is forecast to expand as it strengthens, triggering conditions of more than 30C in parts of Europe Parts of southern and western Europe have...
Spanish investigation launched into fatal boat rescue delay
Spanish and Moroccan authorities blamed for 12-hour delay after up to 60 people seen stranded en route to Canary Islands Spain’s public ombudsman has begun...
At least 35 people feared dead after dinghy sinks en route to Canary Islands
Child among the dead and 24 people rescued in Moroccan-led operation, say Spanish maritime sources At least 35 people are feared to have drowned after...
‘Out of your league’: Shakira song mocking ex Gerard Piqué breaks YouTube record
Video with DJ Bizarrap ridiculing footballer’s new relationship racks up 63m views in 24 hours A savage new song by Shakira in which the Colombian...
‘I feel at home here’: descendants of Galicia’s emigrés return to the old country
Spain’s poor western region is welcoming back heirs of those who once left it – especially from troubled Argentina Galicia has long been one of...
