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Canary Islands’ El Hierro declares emergency amid migrant, refugee influx
El Hierro asks Spanish government for help after more than 3,300 people arrived on boats since start of November.
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El Hierro calls for more help from the state in the face of the arrival of more cayucos in the Canary Islands
The Cabildo decrees a social emergency to address the current migration situation. They land five boats on the island and in Lanzarote with 582 people on board. The central government calls for an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday
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The canarian route accelerates the rate of arrivals: 1,021 people since Thursday night, more than 3,200 in November
The Canary President warns that the situation in El Hierro is "unsustainable." Central Government Enables Uevo Camp in Tenerife