The Atlantic route from the west coast of Africa to the Canary Islands is considered by the United Nations to be the most dangerous in the world; 702 people died attempting the crossing in the first seven months of 2024.

Calm seas and gentle winds associated with the late summer in the Atlantic Ocean off Western Africa has prompted a renewed surge of migrants heading to the Canary Islands, local authorities said on Thursday.

A maritime incident off the Canary Islands has resulted in the confirmed drowning of nine individuals, with at least 48 others missing

Nine people are confirmed drowned and at least 48 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Spain's Canary Islands overnight, rescue services said Saturday, the latest in a series of such disasters off the west coast of Africa.

- A boat with 57 migrants onboard arrives at La Restinga port on the Canary island of El Hierro on Sept. 14, 2024. At least nine migrants died and 48 went missing when the boat they were traveling in capsized near El Hierro,

At least nine people are dead, with dozens more feared drowned, after a migrant boat capsized in the Canary Islands.

A total of 59 would-be migrants died when a rubber boat sank off the coast of Laayoune while attempting to reach the Canary Islands, according to the organization «Caminando Fronteras».