Moroccan authorities rescued 36 people from the boat that had left Mauritania on January 2 with 86 migrants, including 66 Pakistanis, on board.

By most accounts, Gran Canaria is the warmest Canary Island in February, with average maximum temperatures of 22C, and typical lows of around 15C.

The Canary Islands also saw a record breaking number of migrant and refugee arrivals in 2024, with least 46,843 people reaching them.

Survivors of the Morocco boat tragedy have strongly rejected the notion of an accident that took lives of 21 Pakistanis, instead describing the incident as a "massacre" orchestrated by human smugglers.

The Pakistan Foreign Office has issued a list of 21 Pakistani people who survived a boat disaster off the coast of Morocco

MADRID (Reuters) - A baby girl, who was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canaries, was being treated in hospital along with her mother and both were in good condition, medical and regional government authorities said on Thursday.

Spanish coast guards rescue 85 migrants off the Canary Islands:::: Arguineguin, SpainCoast guards assisted the sub-Saharan migrant's disembarking at the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria.

A baby girl was born on a packed migrant boat headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canary Islands. Authorities said the baby and her mother were in good condition.

In 2024, an average of nearly two migrant boats reached the Canary Islands each day. 692 boats in all carried more than 46,000 people that year, mostly from Mauritania, Senegal and Morocco. The majority arrive to the tiny,

The embassy in Morocco reported that a boat carrying 80 passengers, including several Pakistanis, capsized near the Dakhla port in Morocco, having set off from Mauritania as the survivors, including Pakistanis, are currently residing in a camp near Dakhla.

At least 69 migrants, including 44 Pakistanis, died after a boat capsized off Morocco’s coast while attempting to reach Spain. The tragedy underscores the deadly risks of the Atlantic migration route,

Pakistan’s Foreign Office has released a list of 21 Pakistani nationals who survived a boat accident off the coast of Morocco. According to the Foreign Office spokesperson, verified reports confirm that 21 Pakistanis were among those rescued in the maritime operation near the town of Dakhla.