Migrants arrive in Canary Islands via the West African route

Of 266,940 migrants trying to reach Europe last year, 97% made the treacherous sea crossing from North Africa. 97% of those who made the sea crossing made it to Europe in 2013, U.N. refugee agency says. More than 400 migrants arrive in Canary Islands in search of asylum seekers.

Canary Islands sees surge of migrant arrivals via West African route. The number of people making the often treacherous boat trip from Africa to the Spanish archipelago has been breaking record after record for months. Video shows migrants making the treacherous trip to the Canary Islands in search of asylum seekers.