Spain’s maritime rescue service announced on Tuesday that it rescued a boat near the island of Gran Canaria carrying 84 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, one of whom had died
Report say, A footage showed emergency services helping the migrants disembark, offering blankets and seating some of them in wheelchairs, one of the passengers had to be carried on a stretcher. Eight of the migrants, which were all male except one woman, were taken to the hospital.
The boat was located 8.5 nautical miles (15.7 km) from Gran Canaria island and the migrants were taken to Arguineguin port at around 5 a.m. local time (0400 GMT)
According to Reuters, The Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa is the primary destination for migrants attempting to reach Spain, with a significantly smaller number attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to the Spanish mainland. The summer season is the busiest for all attempted crossings.
The Atlantic migration route, one of the deadliest in the world, is typically used by migrants from sub-Saharan Africa attempting to reach Europe.
Spanish government data showed 5,914 people arrived in the Canary Islands between January and mid-July this year, a 31.5% drop compared with the same period last year. But around 41% of them arrived in just one month between May 15 and June 15.
