Spanish migration rights group Caminando Fronteras says 10,457 migrants died at sea while trying to reach Spain in 2024, a 58% increase in deaths compared to last year.
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00:00More than 10,000 migrants have died while attempting to reach Spain this year by sea,
00:06according to a report released on Thursday by the Spanish migration rights group Caminando
00:11Fronteras, also known as Walking Borders.
00:15According to the report, the total number of deaths represents a 58 percent increase
00:19compared to last year.
00:21Caminando Fronteras says it compiles its data based on accounts from migrant families and
00:27official statistics of those rescued.
00:30The vast majority of the deaths took place along the so-called Atlantic Route, considered
00:35the world's most dangerous.
00:38The route saw tens of thousands of people leave the shores of nations in West Africa
00:42for a Spanish archipelago located near the African coast.
00:48The group also highlighted a sharp increase in boats departing from Mauritania in 2024,
00:55with the country emerging as the main departure point for migrants heading to the Canary Islands.
01:01Spain's Interior Ministry reports that over 57,700 migrants arrived in the country by
01:07sea this year, marking a 12 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023.