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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 4 - The Untold Story

Canaries beaches among those named as Spain’s worst ‘black flag’ spots – see the rest of the list

The annual report gave 48 Spanish swathes a substandard rating

The Independent UK

Spain’s Canary Islands overwhelmed by migrant arrivals

Located off Morocco, Spain's Canary Islands are facing their worst migrant crisis since 2006. In just one year, 30,000 migrants have arrived on the archipelago. The smallest island, El Hierro, saw 4,000 arrive in January alone. Despite locals and NGOs coming together to help out, El Hierro is overwhelmed. FRANCE…

France 24

Canary Islands tourism protests: what are they about?

Nearly 14 million tourists visited the Canary Islands in 2023

Evening Standard

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Mass Protests In Canary Islands Decry Overtourism

Tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets across Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday to demand changes to the model of mass tourism they say is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago.

International Business Times

Canary Islands Tighten Short-Term Rental Rules With Police Support

Canary Islands to tighten rules on vacation rentals with police enforcement to address concerns about short-term rental market impact.

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Police Drags Man Off Plane After Ryanair Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Portugal [Video]

The incident took place on a flight travelling from London to Canary Islands.

International Business Times UK

Raised at sea, Spaniard Simbad set for Syd-Hob debut

Plucked from the Canary Islands, Simbad Quiroga is a new addition to the LawConnect crew for this year's Sydney to Hobart and is intent on making his mark.

AAP

A Spanish official says spotter planes are helping curtail the number of West African migrant boats

A senior Spanish official says the deployment of two Spanish surveillance planes to watch for migrant boats heading on the treacherous route from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands has enabled authorities to stop 59 canoes from Senegal and Gambia

The Independent UK

Senegalese migrants attempt dangerous crossing to Spain's Canary Islands

The number of people attempting to reach Europe via irregular migration routes from Senegal has exploded in recent months. Since the start of the year, more than 30,000 migrants, mostly Senegalese, have arrived in the Spanish Canary Islands. Over that same period, the Senegalese navy has intercepted more than 9,000…

France 24

Record numbers of refugees arrive in Canary Islands by boat

Number of arrivals via world’s deadliest migration route approach 32,000 to break 17-year record

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of migrants land on Spain's Canary Islands in one weekend

Some 1,500 migrants reached Spain’s Canary Islands over the weekend, part of a surge in migrants leaving sub-Saharan Africa in recent months.

Radio France Internationale

More than 500 migrants arrive on Spanish Canary Islands in 1 day. One boat carried 280 people

Emergency services on the Spanish Canary Islands say more than 500 migrants reached there in four large wooden boats in a span of 24 hours earlier this week

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After a month at sea, 37 Senegalese survivors of a deadly migration attempt to Spain return home

Senegalese authorities say 37 migrants who survived after being rescued off the coast of Cape Verde as they tried to reach Spain's Canary Islands have been brought back home

The Independent UK

Cooler weather overnight helps firefighters battling a wildfire on Spain's Tenerife island

Authorities say improved weather conditions have helped firefighters make advances overnight in their battle to tame a wildfire raging out of control for the past five days on the tourist island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands

France 24

Thousands ordered to flee as heat, wind stoke fire on Spain’s Tenerife island

Thousands more residents of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands have fled their homes as a wildfire that authorities deemed “out of control” raged on for a fourth day.

The Independent UK

Thousands more evacuated as Tenerife fire rages on Spain's Canary Islands

Thousands more residents of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands have fled their homes as a wildfire that authorities deemed “out of control” raged on for a fourth day

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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

The Independent UK

Better weather conditions help slow down La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands

Spanish authorities say more favorable weather conditions have helped firefighters slow down the advance of a wildfire on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands that has forced the evacuation of more than 4,000 residents

The Independent UK

2,000 evacuated in La Palma wildfire in Spain's Canary Islands; official says blaze 'out of control'

Authorities say that more than 2,000 people have been evacuated as a wildfire rages “out of control” on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands, destroying around a dozen homes

Daily Mirror

All-inclusive vs self-catered: prices compared for Spain, Portugal, Turkey and more

The Mirror has compared the price of an all inclusive break and a self-catered one in holiday resorts in mainland Spain, Greece, Portugal, France and the Canary Islands

The Independent UK

Boats carrying more than 300 migrants missing near Canary Islands

‘The families are very worried. There are about 300 people from the same area of Senegal’

Evening Standard

Three boats carrying roughly 300 migrants missing during 1000-mile effort to reach Canary Islands

At least 300 people who were travelling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain's Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant aid group Walking Borders said on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

The Canary Islands: facing the challenges of energy transition and climate change

The Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean receive a large amount of sunshine every year. A tourism hotspot, they also have high renewable energy potential. Nevertheless, they still depend on fossil fuels for 80% of their electricity. Last December, the regional parliament set an ambitious target of sourcing 92% of…

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