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Nearly 1,600 migrants arrive on Spain's Canary Islands in one day

Verified: 9 outlets in 8 countries have reported this story since Nov 15.

📍 Canary Islands, ES·🕐 1h ago·9 outlets

The majority of the migrants who arrived on the islands on Saturday came from Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea. The surge in arrivals to the Canaries comes after Spain's Ceuta recently faced a migration crisis.

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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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dw.com ↗

This report links 6 of the story's 9 outlets

DW· International ↗The Straits Times· National ↗Al Jazeera· International ↗Asharq Al-Awsat· International ↗The Hindu· National ↗ABC News· National ↗

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The story so far · 12 reports · · 8 countries✓ Verified Nov 15, 11:59 AM UTC

Nov 15, 9:56 AM UTCFirst report
Nearly 1,500 migrants arrive in Canary Islands in one day straitstimes.com ↗
Nov 15, 10:56 AM UTC+1 h
Nearly 1,500 Migrants Arrive in Canary Islands in One Day english.aawsat.com ↗
Nov 15, 11:59 AM UTC+2 h
Spain says nearly 2,200 migrants reached Canary Islands in 2 days abcnews.com ↗
Nov 15, 5:35 PM UTC+8 h
Nearly 2,200 migrants reach Canary Islands in two days, Spain says thehindu.com ↗
Nov 15, 6:04 PM UTC+8 h
Nearly 1,500 migrants reach Spain’s Canary Islands in one day aljazeera.com (again) ↗
Nov 15, 6:29 PM UTC+9 h· you’re reading this
Nearly 1,600 migrants arrive on Spain's Canary Islands in one daydw.com ↗
Nov 15, 7:05 PM UTC+9 h
Nearly 1,600 migrants arrive on Spain's Canary Islands in one day dw.com (again) ↗

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[Claude] The outlets differ: Reports 2 and 3 give a count of nearly 1,500 for the same Saturday, while Report 1 says nearly 1,600, so they conflict on the figure; Report 4 covers the same surge over two days, with a follow-up tot

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Nearly 1,600 migrants arrive on Spain's Canary Islands in one day The majority of the migrants who arrived on the islands on Saturday came from Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea. The surge in arrivals to the Canaries comes after Spain's Ceuta recently faced a migration crisis.

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90%

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