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Surge in migrant boats to Spain’s Canary Islands stretches resources thin (english.elpais.com)

submitted 2 years ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.de

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[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok but why risk the open ocean when you could just go straight to the mainland and achieve the same result?

[–] frostbiker@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

What do you mean by going straight to the mainland? Most of Spain is separated from Africa by the strait of Gibraltar, where waters are remarkably dangerous.

Some people attempt to reach Spain by land via Ceuta or Melilla, two Spanish towns that are geographically located in Africa across the strait. The border between these two towns and Morocco is rather heavily protected, though, precisely to discourage people from entering illegally.