Fifty people have lost their lives after a cayuco (small wooden boat) that departed from Mauritania on 2nd January capsized while en route to the Canary Islands, according to the spokesperson of the Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras, Helena Maleno.

The tragedy only came to light yesterday, 15th January, when Moroccan authorities rescued 36 survivors from the ill-fated vessel. Caminando Fronteras reported that the cayuco was initially carrying 86 passengers, though the exact number remains uncer

The Minister for Territorial Policy, Territorial Cohesion, and Water, Manuel Miranda, has expressed the concern of the Canary Islands Government over “the high accident rate that continues to be recorded on the beaches and bathing areas of the islands, and especially over the tragic start of the year that we are experiencing, with six bathers dead in less than a month”. This was his statement after meeting this morning with Sebastián Quintana, president of the Association for the Prevention of A

The Canary Islands Police have arrested two people, a man and a woman, for their alleged involvement in a violent altercation that resulted in serious injuries caused by knives, during a mass brawl in the municipality of Pájara, in Fuerteventura.

During the operation, officers also issued five sanctions to people: four for possession of illegal substances and one for disrespect towards authorities.

An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the incident and how it escalated

The Civil Guard of the Puerto del Rosario Post, in Fuerteventura, has arrested in the town of Caleta de Fuste (Antigua) two individuals as alleged perpetrators of a crime of robbery with violence and intimidation suffered by a citizen on May 1 in Caleta de Fuste.

The Civil Guard became aware of a violent robbery thanks to a tip received by the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (CECOES). Upon arriving at the scene, the officers found the victim accompanied by several people who had wi

Four people have been rescued from the sea when they were in distress on a beach in the north of Fuerteventura, one of whom is in serious condition with symptoms of drowning, 112 has reported.

The event took place at around 3:00 p.m., on the beach of El Moro, in the municipality of La Oliva.

The bathers were about a hundred meters from the coast when they called for help.

The personnel of the Red Cross Beach Rescue Service rescued three affected and another reached the shore by his own

Agents of the National Police have arrested four young people, (two men and two women) aged between 23 and 28, within the framework of an operation against drug trafficking and membership of a criminal organization in Puerto del Rosario.


As detailed, the investigation began on April 5 of this year, when a 23-year-old man was caught in a prefabricated container where he made narcotic substances, specifically crack.

As a result of this first arrest, the agents began to follow the trail of