Spain’s Canary Islands overwhelmed by migrant arrivals • FRANCE 24 English

Located off Morocco, Spain's Canary Islands are facing their worst migrant crisis since 2006. In just one year, 30,000 migrants have arrived on the archipelago. The smallest island, El Hierro, saw 4,000 arrive in January alone. Despite locals and NGOs coming together to help out, El Hierro is overwhelmed. FRANCE 24’s Clara Le Nagard and Armelle Exposito report, with Sarah Morris.

[peterd]

Why call the lifeboat rescue service? Call the navy to escort them back. This has gone too far.

[sfrwriter]

This is devastating for the local population who depend on the tourism industry. Who wants to go on holidays to a place that's overrun by asylum seekers?

[sunriseitalia]

Yup another solution, like work hard and fix your own country instead coming for freebies.

[susieshaw]

Sometimes the best solution is to improve your own country.

[octopusman]

The madness continues, if this doesn't stop soon, a peaceful, relatively harmonious Europe will be a thing of the past

[simonscott]

No brainer, if they sent them back they would stop coming.

[RAMNIKK]

Don't give them any status or free money.

[stephencotton]

Fighting age men with no women and zero ability

[sharksbreath]

I see a lot of future doctors and engineers, but not a single woman or child. Just military age men.

[fdqxhrq]

Watched a separate documentary about senegalese migrants recently- telling them about the troubles at sea is not a deterrent as they still believe the grass is greener. Also, destroying the boats is pointless as passage via boats especially fishing boats is abundant there. Creating an environment that promises immediate return/removal would be more effective.

[joanlarkin]

Here in Ireland we have the same problems tents on our streets. It is destroying our country we have no room for them.

[cleo]

Why would you send your children by themselves on such a dangerous journey and please do not bore me with that they are desperate. They are alive and the grass is not always greener on the other side!!

[leahlyck]

If this madness doesn't stop europe will be the same country they left behind!

[personalcheeses]

Saying they are children is like saying transwomen are women. The only actual kids belong to one of the people smugglers.

[margsomerville]

Very well mature children all fighting men

[tymciach]

Imagine committing a crime by entering illegally and within minutes getting pushed around in a wheelchair within minutes 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[sallyedwards]

I thought this is what Spain wanted, no British paying tourists, but immigrants instead.

[patriciaduffy]

Wake up Canaries, you are about to be swamped!!

[andrekubik]

economic immigration.hunting for free housing and.do nothing -get money

[cherylk.]

If the children want to return to their mothers in Senegal, why not take the children back? It is cruel to keep the children away from their mothers.