The UN agency reports that more than 8,500 migrants died worldwide in the past year

More than 8,500 migrants died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, marking a record high since tallies began in 2014. The U.N. migration agency reports that the death toll is a record-breaking high for the first time since the agency began tracking tallies.

Boat carrying migrants from Mauritania arrived in Spain's Canary Islands. Four migrants found dead and 64 survivors rescued. Survivors were in poor health and in poor condition. Boat left Mauritania on its way to the Canary Islands, where it was carrying 64 people. The survivors were rescued by Spanish authorities.

Moroccan navy intercepts 141 migrants attempting to reach Spain by crossing Atlantic Ocean. Moroccan navy intercepted 141 migrants trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean from West Africa to Spain's Canary Islands. Morocco's Royal Armed Forces said the intercepted migrants had crossed the Atlantic from West African to Spain.

Spanish migrant crisis escalates as over 1,000 migrants reach Canary Islands in 3 days. Over the past three days, Spain's Canary Islands have seen over 1.000 migrants from sub-Saharan countries arriving in 18 boats. This surge has intensified in recent weeks as the crisis has intensified.

In 2023, over 6,600 migrants lost their lives attempting to reach Spain by boat. The figure is a significant increase from the previous year's figure of 2,390. Officials say thousands of migrants died trying to reach the country by boat in the last year.

7 dead, 38 rescued in migrant boat off Spain's Canary Islands. 38 survivors still aboard reporting the deaths of five others who were put overboard. Two bodies found in the boat off the coast of Gran Canaria, with 38 still aboard. Five others put overboard, with five others putting overboard.

2 dead and 38 rescued from a migrant boat near Spain's Canary Islands. Spanish maritime rescuers say they have pulled 38 people alive and recovered two bodies. The boat was trying to reach the Canary Islands when it was found by the boat. It is believed to have been trying to make it to the islands.