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Sixty-one migrants were rescued by the Spanish coast guard on Monday in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Spain’s Canary Islands.

Migrants in a small wooden boat wait to be rescued by the German NGO migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 in international waters off the coast of Libya, in the western Mediterranean Sea, August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit LupiMigrants in a small wooden boat wait to be rescued by the German NGO migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 in international waters off the coast of Libya, in the western Mediterranean Sea, August 1, 2021.

The latest official figures published show 6359 migrants have arrived in the Canary Islands up to April 15 compared to 3980 at same time last year. Last year was one of the busiest for such crossings in the past decade, according to interior ministry data.

 

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It's hard to be an African their country is on war zone where would they find suitable place because they want a peaceful place like European. Most of them are from northern parts Ethiopia etc.

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