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2,355 migrants arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands in 48 hours

By , based on Senego and Dakaractu

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According to Senego, 2,355 migrants landed in two days on El Hierro, one of the Canary Islands, aboard 22 boats. They had left the coasts of Senegal, Mauritania and The Gambia. Among the arrivals were 217 women and 262 children, according to Spanish authorities.

Crossings from West Africa to El Hierro are growing in intensity. The latest boats, which left The Gambia, reached land on Sunday at around noon.

This flow has continued since the beginning of November: the archipelago has already received more than 9,000 migrants since then.

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