Spain's marine rescue service on Thursday said that more than 550 migrants have reached its Canary Islands in boats over the past two days.

Their boat capsized off West Africa's Atlantic coastline, which has emerged as a primary point of departure for migrants aiming to reach Europe. View on euronews

The latest deadly wreck in the Atlantic Ocean involved as many as 50 migrants, mostly Pakistanis, attempting to reach Spain's Canary Islands. Moroccan authorities rescued some survivors, while others perished in the tragedy.

Morocco’s role as an essential hub for investment in the tourism sector was highlighted at Atlantic Ocean Hotel Investor Summit (AOHIS), currently being held in Madrid. In a press release, the Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT) emphasized Morocco’s progress and its role as an essential hub for tourism investors,

while trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean illegally to reach Europe, according to an NGO and victims’ families. The boat with 86 migrants, including 66 Pakistanis on board, left the West African country of Mauritania for Spain’s Canary Islands ...

As many as 50 migrants attempting to reach Spain by boat from West Africa may have drowned, migrant rights group Walking Borders said on Thursday. Moroccan authorities on Wednesday rescued 36 people from a boat that had departed from Mauritania on Jan.

Walking Borders CEO Helena Maleno said that of the 86 people, 36 migrants were rescued while 44 Pakistanis drowned in the sea. The migrant boat was stranded in the ocean for 13 days

Since our last roundup, the World's Toughest Race has a winner, two soloists have almost finished, and a new duo has taken to the Atlantic.

GUJRAT: A high-ranking government team visiting Morocco to probe the deaths of 44 Pakistani illegal immigrants traveling to Spain from Mauritania in a boat, is expected to return to Islamabad by Thursday (today).

Residents in Ireland and the United Kingdom are bracing for ferocious winds that could top 100 mph in spots. The hurricane-like storm is a rare meteorological feature known as a “sting jet" — and the results could bring widespread damage.

Locals and tourists enjoyed the good weather on Friday in Alicante, where maximum temperatures exceeded 20 degrees. Camera: MIGUELINA GALIANO. FOOTAGE OF ALICANTE, SPAIN, ON FRIDAY. [Restrictions: Spain,

Note: no sound] Valencia CF resumed the works on the Nou Mestalla a week ago, after nearly 16 years of inactivity, a project on which it pins its future but that raises doubts among various groups of fans and minority shareholders,