A baby girl was born on a packed migrant boat headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canary Islands. Authorities said the baby and her mother were in good condition.
A baby girl, who was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canaries, was being treated in hospital along with her mother and both were in good condition, medical and regional government authorities said on Thursday. The pair were being treated with antibiotics and monitored by a pediatric team, Dr. Maria Sabalich, emergency coordinator of the Molina Orosa University Hospital in Lanzarote, told Reuters. 'The mother and child are safe,' she said.
According to Spanish migration charity Walking Borders, 9,757 people died on the Atlantic Route to the Canary Islands from West Africa in 2024. The route from Morocco and Western Sahara are most commonly used by women who routinely suffer sexual violence, discrimination, racism and deportations while in transit. Trujillo said the crews were exhausted but proud of their work. 'Almost every night we leave at dawn and arrive back late,' he said.
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