一気に280名もの新規来着

　西アフリカ、Canary Islandsはスペイン領。ここ最近、地中海コースなど従来のコースの取り締まりが厳しく、西アフリカ沿岸からCanary Islandsを目指すパターンが卓越しつつあるが、この度一隻の成果としては最大規模の280名との記録が打ち立てられた。

BBC Boat carrying 280 migrants lands in Canary Islands 4 Oct 2023 By Christy Cooney

「A small boat carrying 280 migrants has landed in Spain's Canary Islands.

The vessel arrived on the remote island of El Hierro, some 380km (238 miles) off Africa's western coast, on Tuesday.

Rescue workers said those onboard were of sub-Saharan African origin and it was the largest number of migrants ever to arrive in the archipelago in one go.」

　こんな多数がのってる例、初めて見たよと現地のジャーナリスト・移民問題関係者は書くのである。

「"I've never seen a boat with so many people on board," journalist and former migration adviser Txema Santana said on social media after the vessel arrived.」

「Use of the route has increased in recent years as tighter controls have been put in place to stop people crossing the Mediterranean from Africa's northern coast.」

「Between 1 January and 30 September this year, a total of 14,976 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands, an increase of 19.8% on the same period in 2022, according to figures from Spain's interior ministry.」

　このとおり、1月から9月30日まで、14976名の到着を見た。これは昨年同時期と比して19.8％の増加。