[HIGHLIGHTS] Fed up in El Hierro with the massive arrival of immigrants: "Before I took a leap, now I'm very used to it"

In 2023 El Hierro received more immigrants than it has a population: 14,535 arrivals in 154 cayucos for 11,000 neighbors. So far in 2024, 5,076 people have disembarked in Restinga in 63 boats and six deaths have been recorded.

In January the Canary Islands received 7,270 immigrants, practically the same number as during the first six months of 2023. This weekend alone - Saturday and Sunday - some 800 people have arrived in 15 irregular boats.