island of El Hierro on Thursday, including one person who had died and others in need of medical

the water. Nine people were rescued by the helicopter which flew them to the El Hierro hospital for

Hot weather conditions are likely to hit several popular islands in Spain as authorities issue warnings for tourists.... They have been suggested to wear light, breathable clothing and use sun protection. The authorities added that both residents and holidaymakers are urged to remain vigilant and prepared for the anticipated heatwave....

MADRID-Five bodies were found floating in the sea on Sunday after the inflatable boat they were travelling in punctured around 90 km( 56 miles) off the Spanish island of Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands, Spanish Sea Rescue services told Reuters.A spokesman said a rescue aircraft sighted two inflatable boats heading towards the archipelago, and that one of them had one of its floats deflated. The aircraft launched two life rafts and was able to rescue 17 people from one vessel and 80 from another

DAKAR: Forty-seven migrants are feared to have died off the coast of Mauritania after a boat was found drifting with seven survivors on board, an official with the UN’s migration agency said on Tuesday. The boat “ most probably ” left the Laayoune region of Western Sahara on August 3, heading for the Spanish archipelago of the Canaries, Nicolas Hochart of the International Office for Migration( IOM) said. But it suffered an engine failure and drifted for nearly two weeks before being spotted by

The Spanish Air Force carried out a rescue in the early hours of Sunday morning, with personnel saving a" critically ill" tourist aboard a cruise ship. The Aidamar vessel was located more than 600 kilometres southwest of Tenerife.A statement from the Spanish Ministry of Defence said that a Super Puma helicopter was deployed to airlift a German woman, 61, who was suffering severe complications from a pulmonary infection. Canarian Weekly reports that the mission involved the coordinated use of add

MADRID — At least 29 Africans, including seven children, died last week while trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands on a smuggling boat, according to information released Monday from a U.N. migration agency and a Spanish migrant charity in touch with victims’ relatives. Support our journalism.... 15 from Dakhla, a port city in the disputed Western Sahara, said Helena Maleno, founder of the Walking Borders non-profit group. Story continues below advertisement Maleno’s organization came up with

The Canary Islands continue to grapple with a relentless influx of migrants as more than ￡100 million has been allocated to address the crisis.... This surge has prompted urgent action from the Council of Ministers, resulting in the third extension of the declaration of emergency to cater to their basic needs. The latest extension, amounting to €116.4 million( ￡100m), underscores the gravity of the ongoing humanitarian challenge.... Tragically, one migrant required urgent medical attention due

Weather warnings have been put in place for two of the Canary Islands as they brace for temperatures soaring upwards of 35C over the next two days. The State Meteorological Agency( AEMET) issued yellow warnings for June 10 to 11, encompassing a total of six of the islands, however, two will be particularly badly hit. Tenerife and Gran Canaria have been given extreme heat warnings, with both of them expecting temperatures to reach 35C, potentially 37C in some inland areas of southern Gran Canaria

Huge red plumes topped with black-and-white smoke shot out along a volcanic ridge that scientists had been closely watching following the accumulation of molten lava below the surface and days of small earthquakes.... Mariano Hernández, the president of La Palma island, told Canary Islands Television there were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths from the eruption.... He said there were five eruption points, of which two were spewing magma....