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Dozens feared dead after drifting migrant boat found off Canary Islands

A makeshift migrant boat that left Gambia about a month ago was found adrift about 65 nautical miles southwest of Gran Canaria. Forty-four people were rescued, with several in critical condition; 83 of the 127 passengers have reportedly died, according to Caminando Fronteras, and five bodies could not be recovered due to bad weather. Survivors, mostly from Mali or Senegal, described dehydration and disorientation after a long voyage at sea. The Canary Islands route remains the deadliest Africa-Europe migration corridor, prompting calls for stronger migration policy in Spain amid broader migratory pressures.

via CNN|

#canary-islands #migrants #migration

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Baby among at least 80 feared dead as migrant boat drifts off Canary Islands

A migrant boat carrying more than 100 people, which had been adrift for 26 days after departing Gambia, was found off Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands; at least 80 people are feared dead, including a baby and four women, with 44 survivors and five bodies recovered. Survivors were brought ashore at Arguineguín as rescuers battled rough seas, highlighting the deadly West Africa–Canary Islands route.

via The Independent|

#canary-islands #europe #migration

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Dozens Dead or Missing as Refugee Boat Drifts off Mauritania

UNHCR says at least 143 refugees and migrants are dead or missing from a single boat off Mauritania after 25 days adrift; 387 people were rescued from other boats between July 14–18; the vessel left The Gambia and arrived at Nouadhibou with 38 survivors and bodies on board, including two children who lost their families; another death occurred on a vessel that disembarked July 14; Mauritania's coastguard says 122 are missing; the dead were from sub-Saharan states; the route to the Canary Islands is among the deadliest, and EU crackdowns have driven departures to longer, riskier journeys down the coast.

via Al Jazeera|

#canary-islands #mauritania #migration

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Nebraska frees eight Americans after 6-week hantavirus quarantine tied to Canary Islands cruise

Eight Americans released from a 42‑day quarantine in Omaha after exposure to a hantavirus outbreak on a Canary Islands cruise, a detention that drew criticism as overreach even as officials said it protected public health. The final eight were freed after authorities, including HHS under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., overrode CDC guidance for self-quarantine; none of the Nebraskan group reportedly contracted the virus, while other evacuees faced fatalities and illnesses on the ship.

via The Guardian|

#canary-islands #hantavirus #health

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Spain lends private jet to pope after papal flight is grounded

Pope Leo XIV’s return flight from his Spain visit was grounded by a technical issue in Tenerife. The King of Spain offered his private Falcon 900B to ferry the pope back to Rome, ending a trip that drew huge crowds, included a parliament address, and featured migrant outreach in the Canary Islands and private meetings with abuse survivors. Reporters traveling with the pope waited for another plane as he enjoyed a relaxed moment in flight ahead of his return.

via CNN|

#canary-islands #migrants #pope-leo-xiv

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Pope Francis urges traffickers to repent during Canary Islands migrant visit

During his Canary Islands visit, Pope Francis called on human traffickers to repent and urged greater protection and compassion for migrants, reaffirming the Church’s stance against trafficking and urging leaders to address the root causes and implement humane policies for those seeking safety.

via AP News|

#canary-islands #catholic-church #human-trafficking

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Canary Island migrant to greet Pope Leo XIV, urging more aid for migrants

Senegalese migrant Ousseynou Fall, who survived a 2020 shipwreck and rebuilt his life as a chef on Gran Canaria, wrote to Pope Francis inviting a visit; now Pope Leo XIV will visit the Canary Islands on 11–12 June, and Fall will be there to welcome him and urge stronger action to prevent deaths along migrant routes.

via Vatican News|

#canary-islands #gran-canaria #migration

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Hantavirus-exposed cruise passengers may go home under 24/7 outside monitoring

U.S. officials say 18 Americans exposed to Andes hantavirus from the MV Hondius can return home as early as this week, but states must post a full‑time monitor outside each home for the final three weeks of a 42‑day quarantine. New York has balked at allowing passengers to return home under this rule. The travelers—quarantined at Nebraska’s National Quarantine Unit after 13 cases and 3 deaths linked to the cruise—would finish the quarantine at home rather than the facility, a plan officials say was decided at the highest levels to protect communities, though some critics call it excessive.

via CNN|

#canary-islands #cdc #hantavirus

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Gottlieb: hantavirus risk low, FDA turmoil looms, antidepressant debate

In a May 10 interview on Face the Nation, former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb says the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship presents low transmission risk but could yield additional cases as repatriations continue and the incubation window plays out; he criticizes ongoing leadership turnover and staff losses at the FDA, defends the continued use of antidepressants when properly prescribed and warns against abrupt stopping, and rejects ivermectin as an effective treatment while urging reliance on medical guidance.

via CBS News|

#antidepressants #canary-islands #fda

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Hantavirus cases climb on cruise ship as evacuations proceed

Two more passengers aboard the MV Hondius test positive for hantavirus, bringing confirmed cases to 10 as evacuation and repatriation efforts continue from the Canary Islands. French and American evacuees are being assessed; WHO notes deaths in the outbreak and recommends a 42‑day quarantine, while officials stress the public risk remains low.

via Al Jazeera|

#canary-islands #cruise-ship-outbreak #hantavirus

world-news5 months ago•15 min saved

Hantavirus Alert as Cruise Evacuation Yields Two Positive Tests

Two passengers—one French, one American—on the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius tested positive after evacuation from Tenerife; authorities say more than 140 aboard show no symptoms, evacuees and port workers wore protective gear, and planes ferried patients to Madrid and Paris, with further arrivals continuing to Manchester and U.S. quarantine at Nebraska.

via AP News|

#canary-islands #cruise-ship #evacuation

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Europol-led sting cripples transatlantic cocaine routes

A two‑week international operation coordinated by Europol disrupted a major cocaine trafficking network moving drugs from Latin America to Europe. Authorities seized over 12 tons of cocaine and about 9.5 tons of hashish, intercepted eight vessels, and arrested 54 people. The effort highlights evolving, offshore multi‑stage transfers in the Atlantic to evade major ports, with focus on the area between the Canary Islands and the Azores, termed the so‑called cocaine highway.

via CBS News|

#atlantic-ocean #canary-islands #cocaine

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Symptomatic hantavirus case surfaces amid Hondius evacuation

A French evacuee from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius developed symptoms during the flight home, prompting strict isolation of all five French passengers on the flight. Evacuations from Tenerife continue to move passengers to separate flights to Spain, France, Canada, the Netherlands, the U.K., Ireland and Turkey, with US and Australian flights pending. Across the outbreak, six people have contracted hantavirus and three have died; health authorities say the public risk remains low. The CDC has dispatched teams to the Canary Islands and Nebraska to monitor returning travelers and manage potential imported cases.

via Yahoo|

#canary-islands #evacuation #hantavirus

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Madrid-bound evacuees depart after hantavirus scare near Canary Islands

Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship began disembarking in the Canary Islands, and a plane carrying Spanish evacuees left for Madrid as authorities coordinate the health response and ensure safe transport.

via AP News|

#canary-islands #cruise-ship #evacuation

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Hantavirus Outbreak Triggers Global Evacuation of Cruise Ship Hondius in Canary Islands

Passengers aboard the MV Hondius began disembarking in Tenerife as authorities evacuate nearly 150 people after a hantavirus outbreak tied to the ship, with at least nine confirmed or suspected cases and three deaths. Evacuation is staged by country, with U.S. travelers repatriated to Nebraska for isolation, while WHO and CDC coordinate risk assessments; officials say the overall risk to the public is low and the outbreak’s source remains under investigation.

via CBS News|

#canary-islands #cruise-ship-hondius #evacuation