Arrr! Four landlubbers met their fate, but 64 scallywags were saved as the ship reached Spain's Canary Isles!
2024-03-06
Arrr mateys! A vessel laden with scallywags from Mauritania hath docked in Spain's Canary Isles, with four souls sent to Davy Jones' locker and 64 saved from a watery grave. Arrr, the survivors be ailin' from their sea voyage. Aye, 'tis a tough life on the high seas!
Avast ye scallywags! Four migrants were found dead and 64 were rescued when a boat from Mauritania made its way to Spain's Canary Islands after a treacherous journey from West Africa. The survivors, including two women and nine young'uns, arrived on the island of El Hierro, weary and in poor health.Two of 'em were flown by helicopter to a hospital on Tenerife, while 14 others were taken to a local hospital on El Hierro for treatment of hypothermia and dehydration. Arr matey, the Spanish migrant crisis be escalatin', with over 1,000 migrants reachin' the Canary Islands in just 3 days!Over the first two months of the year, nearly 12,000 migrants have landed on the Spanish archipelago, fleein' poverty, conflict, and instability in West Africa. El Hierro be takin' the brunt of the arrivals, with most migrants departin' from Mauritania on small fishing boats and navigatin' through harsh conditions.Many have perished on the journey, with at least 191 reported dead or missin' so far in 2024. But mark me words, that number be likely higher. Tis a dangerous voyage these migrants be takin', with many payin' the ultimate price for a chance at a better life in the Canary Islands.
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