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ALT Migrants on a wooden fishing boat sail near the port of La Restinga, on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain, November 11, 2026.

ALT Migrants on a wooden fishing boat sail near the port of La Restinga, on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain, November 11, 2026.

ALT Migrants aboard a wooden fishing boat wait to be disembarked at the port of La Restinga, on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain, November 11, 2026.

ALT A Civil Guard officer helps a migrant after they disembark at the port of La Restinga, on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain, November 11, 2026.

ALT He was buried in an unmarked grave identified only by a reference number, alongside other victims of the Atlantic migration route. Local officials, NGO representatives and residents attended the funeral.

ALT El Hierro has struggled to identify migrants who die during the crossing. Many are buried without their names being established, leaving families uncertain about their fate.

ALT The island has become one of Spain's main migrant arrival hotspots, with growing numbers of people making the dangerous Atlantic crossing from West Africa.

ALT Spain has declared a migration emergency in the Canary Islands after a sharp increase in Atlantic crossings placed exceptional demands on the small island of El Hierro.

ALT November 7, 2026, Hardelot, Pas- De- Calais, France: Migrants scramble to board a taxi boat in the early hours of Saturday morning at Hardelot Plage in France, in an attempt to cross the English Channel. Two boats are seen just offshore as several rescue vessels monitor the situation amid favorable conditions for crossings.

ALT A man carries a young baby as migrants scramble to board a taxi boat at Hardelot Plage in the early hours of Saturday morning, shortly before 4:00am, in an attempt to cross the English Channel.

ALT Migrants board a so-called taxi boat in the early hours of Saturday morning at Hardelot Plage in France, in an attempt to cross the English Channel.

ALT An unidentified videographer is seen being deliberately splashed with water by a suspected people smuggler, as migrants scramble to board a taxi boat at Hardelot Plage in France, the early hours of Saturday morning.

ALT A boat with 221 migrants on board is escorted by Spanish Civil Guard officers (R) upon its arrival at La Estaca port, in El Hierro island, Canary Islands, southwestern Spain, 09 November 2026. A Spanish Sea Rescue Unit rescued some 578 migrants on board five boats in the Canary Islands of El Hierro, Tenerife and Gran Canaria on the same day.

ALT A boat with 221 migrants on board is escorted by Spanish Civil Guard officers (R) upon its arrival at La Estaca port, in El Hierro island, Canary Islands, southwestern Spain, 09 November 2026. A Spanish Sea Rescue Unit rescued some 578 migrants on board five boats in the Canary Islands of El Hierro, Tenerife and Gran Canaria on the same day.

ALT Still of a banner on the side of a damaged building on the Meadow Well estate in Tyneside, where it was suspected migrants were being housed, a claim refuted by the building's owner and police. A number of police officers were injured when emergency services were attacked with bricks, missiles and fireworks in "shocking scenes" on Bonfire Night (November 5). Six people, including three teenagers, have been arrested after trouble flared on the Meadow Well estate in North Tyneside on Thursday evening, and police say they expect more to be detained.

ALT Still of a damaged building on the Meadow Well estate in Tyneside, where it was suspected migrants were being housed, a claim refuted by the building's owner and police.

ALT Still of a banner on the side of a damaged building on the Meadow Well estate in Tyneside, where it was suspected migrants were being housed, a claim refuted by the building's owner and police.

ALT Red Cross personnel transport a female migrant in a wheelchair to receive medical attention after disembarking at the port of La Restinga, on the island of El Hierro, Spain, November 9, 2026.

ALT A migrant carrying his daughter in his arms walks to receive assistance from the Red Cross after disembarking at the port of La Restinga, on the island of El Hierro, Spain, November 9, 2026.

ALT Migrants wait to be attended to by the Red Cross after disembarking at the port of La Estaca in Valverde, on the island of El Hierro, Spain, November 8, 2026.

ALT Migrants wait to be transferred to a Temporary Reception Center for Foreigners (CATE), after disembarking from a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of La Restinga, on the island of El Hierro, Spain, November 6, 2026.