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More than 150 migrants sit on the pier after arriving aboard two boats at the port of Los Cristianos, in Tenerife, on October 23, 2023. More than 1,400 African migrants have reached Spain's Canary Islands this weekend, with one vessel bringing a single-boat record of 321 people, authorities said yesterday.

More than 150 migrants sit on the pier after arriving aboard two boats at the port of Los Cristianos, in Tenerife, on October 23, 2023. More than 1,400 African migrants have reached Spain's Canary Islands this weekend, with one vessel bringing a single-boat record of 321 people, authorities said yesterday.

Photo by DESIREE MARTIN/AFP via Getty Images.

Record Numbers of African Migrants Arrive in the Canary Islands

A record influx of African migrants arrived in the Canary Islands from sub-Saharan Africa, prompting an urgent €50 million aid package from the Spanish government.