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More than 100 migrants reached the Canary Islands on Thursday night (Nov 12) after Spanish maritime rescue saved a group of new arrivals from a sinking boat five miles off the shore of La Restinga.

The boat carrying the migrants had already taken on water, and thanks to the rescue team's quick reaction, everyone on board was saved.

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00:01More than 100 migrants reached Spain's Canary Islands on Thursday night, after maritime rescuers saved them from a sinking boat
00:10about five nautical miles off La Restinga.
00:12The boat had already begun taking on water when the rescue team responded, managing to bring everyone on board to
00:19safety.
00:20Earlier in the day, more wooden canoes carrying dozens of migrants arrived unassisted at the port, highlighting an increase in
00:28departures from West Africa.
00:30At least three canoes were spotted heading towards El Hierro, one of the Canary Islands, in the morning and early
00:36afternoon.
00:37Rescue workers said the boats were carrying more than 150 people who had spent nearly a week at sea.
00:44Regional President Fernando Clavijo said on Tuesday that during the first ten days of November, 7,432 migrants arrived in
00:54Spain's Canary Islands, warning of a surge in arrivals along the Atlantic Migration Route.
00:59The route from West Africa to the Canary Islands is considered one of the world's deadliest migration corridors.
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