Category: Canary

Spain Rescues 86 People Near Canary Island, but Scores of Migrants From Senegal Remain Missing

DAKAR, Senegal—Spanish authorities rescued 86 people Monday from a boat near the Canary Islands that appeared to be from Senegal, after an aid group reported that three boats from the African country went missing with 300 people aboard. Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service said it could not confirm that the rescued boat was one of the…


Heavy Rain Slams Spain’s Canary Islands; 1 Dead on Mainland

MADRID—Heavy rain caused by a tropical storm hit several regions in Spain, leaving one person dead and widespread damage, authorities and national media said Monday. A 62-year-old man was found dead in the southeastern Murcia region after a sudden downpour flooded his house late Sunday, local authorities said. The Canary Islands off northwest Africa have…