More than 500 migrants were rescued in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain's Canary Islands, as the number of people arriving on the archipelago so far this year neared an all-time record posted in 2006.
Data from Spain's interior ministry show 30,705 migrants reached the Canaries between January 1 and October 31, more than double the number of arrivals for the same period last year. / Photo: AP
Two people also died aboard a fourth vessel carrying 247 migrants on Saturday morning. A third person was admitted to hospital. Data from Spain's interior ministry show 30,705 migrants reached the Canaries between January 1 and October 31, more than double the number of arrivals for the same period last year.
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