Along with threefold increase in migrants, Spanish coastguard reports it absorbed 600 migrants in 'busiest day' of rescuesAt least 8,385 migrants have arrived in Spain this year, says IOMSpain rescued over 600 migrants in 24 hours as they attempted to cross from Morocco to Spain amid a surge in arrivals on what has become the fastest growing sea route to Europe, according to reports. The migrants were found in 15 vessels on Wednesday including a jet ski after sailing across the Strait of Gibraltar from Morocco, according to ITV reports. According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), 8,385 migrants had arrived in Spain this year by 9 August. Spain could overtake Greece this year in the number of migrants arriving by sea, the IOM said in a recent statement. And this doesn’t take into account those crossing by land into Ceuta and Melilla, two Spanish territories in northern Morocco.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 17, 2017 14:15 UTC