why sorties on the canary islands, better prepared to deal with the situation. did they not see it coming? that's a very good question. i was on the neighboring island for what i've been to what i 2 months ago, because the rising migration numbers were already very visible, but local authorities still seemed quite relaxed. bank men. and i think the main reason for that is that my great migration crisis is not the only crisis on the canary islands at the moment. it's a very popular tourist destination. and because of the pandemic, and there have been many problems for the local tourism industry, and the government has been very busy dealing with the devastating impact of the coronavirus crisis. how are the average people living in the canary islands, the residents there? how are they coping with the situation? well, it's not the 1st migration crisis on the canary islands. and traditionally, people here are known to be very welcoming. but i have been feeling that this time the situation is a little bit more tense. there have been a lot of local protests and yes, bu

for months, the trends of increasing migration numbers has been visible here on the canary islands. nevertheless, everyone involved seems overwhelmed by the current situation. valuable preparation time has been lost. instead, the island government, the central government and the european union, starting to shift responsibility for the situation to one another. the spanish government has now started to procure further accommodation for the migrants. many fear that this housing with philip before long joined by sophie from the united nations refugee agency in spain. she joins us from las palmas, on the canary islands. we were not allowed to enter the migrant camps on the canary islands. what can you tell us about conditions there? good morning. yesterday in the well, i had my own history, the visits here, and i've been able to see to go to the, i'm getting to the point where my holes are at the moment gathered where they're staying for legally. the maximum is 72 hours. we understand that this limits is not always met. this is it, does any 2 hours is there because this is, this is a det

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into a prison for months, the trend of increasing migration numbers has been visible here on the canary islands. nevertheless, everyone involved seems overwhelmed by the current situation. valuable preparation time has been lost. instead, the island's government, the central government and the european union, starting to shift responsibility for the situation to one another. the spanish government has now started to procure for of accommodation for the migrants. many fear that this housing will fill up before long. corresponding young. philip shaw, let's see, is on the to marry islands of banks and now we're following the latest developments for us and joins us now from day one. philip, why is it? is it that so many african migrants are now heading for the canary islands instead of the european mainland? well, i think we have to look at a variety of factors that 1st of all a lot of african studies siting to migrate at the moment. coronavirus crisis has devastated economies, and there are a lot of political crisis about the continent. at the same time. a lot of traditional migration routes have

the bodies of 8 migrants have been recovered on spain's canary islands after their boat capsized on choose day. the boat was one of 17 intercepted in the island's waters in just 24 hours. charlotte dallas has the story of how these migrants hit rocks and capsized off. lenzer wrote in spain's canary islands. they had travelled 1500 kilometers in a small fishing boat from north africa. was young mayne says out full of optimism to the tourists. paradise 8. drowned in the quest on tuesday. hundreds have suffered the same fate. in the last month. in 24 hours, 17 votes were intercepted off the canary islands, 450 people were rescued with the search continuing into the following day. more than 17000 migrants have arrived here this year. it's a 1000 percent spike on 2019. politicians blame the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. and opportunistic traffickers for the search. the italian and spanish prime ministers discuss the crisis on wednesday from the national border controls of the italian and spanish governments are a fish and an effect of the problem is what we do with these human b

for months, the trends of increasing migration numbers has been visible here on the canary islands. nevertheless, everyone involved seems overwhelmed by the current situation. valuable preparation time has been lost. instead, the island government, the central government and the european union, starting to shift responsibility for the situation to one another. the spanish government has now started to procure for of accommodation for the migrants. many fear that this housing will fill up before long. a corresponding young. philip shaw let's see, is on the canary islands of bronx, an area following the latest developments for us and joins us now from day one. philip, why is it that so many african migrants are now heading for the canary islands instead of the european mainland? well, i think we have to look at a variety of factors that 1st of all a lot of africans are deciding to migrate at the moment. the coronavirus crisis has devastated their economies and there is a lot of political crisis about the continent. at the same time. a lot of traditional migration routes have been block

so what do canary island? well, it's not the 1st time, this kind of migration crisis here on the island. and traditionally the people here on the island vary. but i think this time the atmosphere is a little bit different. it's march this time. and i think that to do with you can see a lot of people protesting on the fetus and the migrant rhetorics. i could hear from various nations that there's too much you get tension, media attention on the migrants now, and what about our problems? so island has been in crisis for half the year. a lot of people have lost their jobs and it's very difficult to deal with the double price, acceptable shelves. thank you. thank you. before we go, the pandemic isn't only affecting humans. of course, the lives of lots of animals are also being disrupted, especially those in captivity. a secure old african penguin she lives in california, which has had to close because of coronavirus restrictions, has taken to exploring how she wants around following staff. just like the human physi

for months, the trend of increasing migration numbers has been visible here on the canary islands. nevertheless, everyone involved seems overwhelmed by the current situation. valuable preparation time has been lost. instead, the island's government, the central government and the european union, starting to shift responsibility for the situation to one another. the spanish government has now started to procure further accommodation for the migrants. many fear that this housing was philip before long. of a more this story can all speak to some of the routine from the international organization for migration. he joins us from madrid. miss overloading. why is it that so many african migrants are now heading for the canary islands instead of the european mainland? well, ben stiller for producing interview, actually as you know, migration is a complex phenomenon and so we're beginning to see dead. there are a lot of the factors at play in the region, especially in central and western africa. there are, of course of this issue are going to be factors that are used to migrants to, to look

back on the canary islands shall be a stretched beyond capacity. spain says it will provide more, taints hotels are being turned into temporary accommodation, but it's hard to keep up. more migrants have arrived in november than the last 4 years combined. shallop ballasts al-jazeera. protesters have tasked with security forces in guinea after the opposition called for nationwide demonstrations against president. he was re-elected for a 3rd term last month, but the opposition says the poll was rigged. after say, $49.00, people have been killed in recent unrest and hundreds more have been detained. the reports from dakar and neighboring senegal. sheriff dollar is in hiding. fearing for his life, the government accuses him of creating unrest at home as president of guinea's traders you. yet he's calling on commerce to seize in protest against what he describes as a fraudulent election in which president alpha condé won a 3rd mandate. abdullah has been living in neighboring senegal since last month's elections. i'm scared to go home to my own country w

for months, the trend of increasing migration numbers has been visible here on the canary islands. never the less everyone involved seems about went by the current situation, valuable preparation time has been lost. instead, the island's government, the central government and the european union, starting to shift responsibility for the situation to one another. the spanish government has now started to procure for of accommodation for the migrants. many fear that this housing will fill up before long. well, the coronavirus pandemic has claimed 1500000 lives around the world. millions more are mourning the loss that so many were unprepared for one tattoo artist in argentina, he is dealing with the grief of losing his father and he's doing it by sherry his art. these are not easy times for tattoo artist michael stone. feel it in his father recently died of complications from cope at 19 mourning his loss mark has devised a new design, a mask apart. is he going to shout? it's a way of paying tribute to my father and of showing other relatives of covert 900 victims that they're not as al

for months, the trend of increasing migration numbers has been visible here on the canary islands. nevertheless, everyone involved seems overwhelmed by the current situation. valuable preparation time has been lost. instead, the island's government, the central government and the european union, starting to shift responsibility for the situation to one another. the spanish government has now started to procure for of accommodation for the migrants. many fear that this housing will fill up before long. have you ever used to where up press apple maybe even a dating app on your phone? probably be surprised to learn that information mapping your movements may have ended up in the hands of the military. well, that's exactly what investigation found out this week. just think about that for a moment. ok, the, the blues publisher has been following this story. a welcome in which apps we're talking about. this come about, well 1st and foremost, this is mainly talking about mainly muslim users. and in fact in this investigation, one of them is muslim pro. now that's an app that uses your loca

for months, the trends of increasing migration numbers has been visible here on the canary islands. nevertheless, everyone involved seems overwhelmed by the current situation. valuable preparation time has been lost. instead, the island's government, the central government and the european union, starting to shift responsibility for the situation to one another. the spanish government has now started to procure for of accommodation for the migrants. many fear that this housing will fill up before long. now, before we go with a pandemic, of course isn't just affecting humans. the lives of many animals are also being disrupted, particularly those in captivity. meat ready, raise a 6 year old african penguin. her home is in the monterey bay aquarium in california, but because of corona virus restrictions, aids has been closed. so she has taken to exploring how hollow she was around following stuff. just like a human physicist, right, has discovered there's lots to say and some species must look good enough to eat. so she's clearly taking plenty of exercise work for one, a member of one o

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have come to the canary islands seeking asylum. these are not migrants flee war, but looking for economic opportunities. many of them come from senegal, gambia or even morocco, and the mayor of this town. our green green on the canary island says that they're held in camps because in camps of shame because they have little access to running water. there rats, he says that are, there are cases of coronavirus. now the spanish authorities are not allowing the media to enter those camps. there are so many migrants in his town. that's normally a resort town for tourists that hotels normally filled by tourists are now being used by migrant that are waiting for their papers to be processed. now the palestinian authority says that it is ready to resume security coordination with israel ties in may of israel's now frozen plans to annex more parts of the occupied . west bank for new ties could allow the payment of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax transfers that israel has been withholding from the authority. but the decision jeopardize

national day of mourning because last week, $145.00 people again died when a boat headed toward the canary island exploded its engine exploded. now, late, early this morning, the coast guard keep furred on the island of sol were alerted that a boat carrying people had exploded off the coast of cape verde. when they arrived on site, they saw men, women, children holding onto plastic barrels for their lives. they rescued some of them, but 80 are still missing. they were on their way to the canary islands where this year alone, 17000 migrants, most of them from west african countries have come to spain seeking asylum. they're not fleeing war or conflict. they're seeking a better opportunity. they're fleeing the economic situation in their home country this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the economic fallout of it. there's been many job losses, and this has really pushed people to send children, even on these boats. a lot of those that are in custody now and having their papers seen through the spanish authorities. well, some of them are children. last week we met a parent who had sent

overwhelmed, kalik has more it's the tourist season on spain's canary islands. but despite the coronavirus pandemic and the lack of visitors, these apartments and hotels haven't been left empty. they're being used to house a growing number of migrants arriving in record numbers from africa. bishop version of there is where the problem is, was not good for her. so we address it in there just as we're going to also the best. we have the family, the government forgot to let us all of africa is slipping. a bit. tell us at least $18000.00 people have landed on the shores this year alone, more than half of that in just the past month. and that's put a strain on government facilities and left thousands stranded in the main port without basic services. it's also angered local authorities, and many of the island's residents who've criticized the government's slow response was this people see not being here, but what can we do? the government says it's urgently setting up makeshift camps on military sites in a single page. almost about we think that by the end of this yea

now we're hearing about the canary islands. really, quite often you have been reporting on this journey that people are making from west africa to the canary islands. why are we seeing this increase now? well, you know, before people from senegal again via would travel through the sahara desert, through mali, on to libya, to cross the mediterranean. now there's been a government to government negotiation between the libyan government, the tunisian government, and the european union to try to stem out those roots. it's also become very dangerous for migrants to go to libya and given the circumstances in which the situation is in libya. so it's really the fact that this route is relatively more safe for migrants to take. but the timing is interesting. it's 2020 year where countries, especially in west africa, has been, have been badly affected by the corona virus outbreak. not that there has been a big death toll or a lot of people being infected by the corona virus, but because of the economic fallout. so construction sites have

have come to the canary islands seeking asylum. these are not migrants fleeing war, but looking for economic opportunities. many of them come from senegal, gambia or even morocco, and the mayor of this town. our green green on the canary island says that they are held in camps because in camps of shame because they have little access to running water. there are rats, he says that are, there are cases of coronavirus. now the spanish authorities are not allowing the media to enter those camps. there are so many migrants in his town. that's normally a resort town for tourists that hotels normally filled by tourists are now being used by migrant that are waiting for their papers to be processed. still ahead on, al-jazeera u.s., secretary of state mike pompei or gays in turkey, will tell you why he's not meeting with any cabinet pleaded i was on the job close to the border with newborn. and i'll tell you how one minds are being hit by other by joining forces before civilians get moving. we got some cooler weather on the way for parts of

in the only 2000 migrants arrived in the canary islands. last weekend alone, the crossing is dangerous, but the coronavirus pandemic has cut off about migration routes. the government has

for months, the trend of increasing migration numbers has been visible here on the canary islands. nevertheless, everyone involved seems overwhelmed by the current situation. valuable preparation time has been lost. instead, the island's government, the central government and the european union, starting to shift responsibility for the situation to one in the spanish government has now started to procure further accommodation for the migrants. many fear that this housing was philip before long of a more this story can all speak to some of the rooty from the international organization for migration. he joins us from madrid. mr. over already, why is it that so many african migrants are now heading for the canary islands instead of the european mainland? well, then step forward is interview. actually, as you know, migration is a complex phenomenon and so we're beginning to see dead. there are a lot of the factors at play in the region, especially in central and western africa. there are, of course, so this issue of going to be factors that are used to push migrants to, to look for a be

for months, the trend of increasing migration numbers has been visible here on the canary islands. evertheless, everyone involved seems overwhelmed by the current situation. valuable preparation time has been lost. instead, the island government, the central government and the european union, starting to shift responsibility for the situation to one in the spanish government has now started to procure further accommodation for the migrants. many fear that this housing with philip before long earlier i spoke to sophie from the united nations refugee agency in spain, asked her what she makes of the situation on the canaries. and the way europe is dealing with migration. this is a bigger issue than the kind of the end as is going to be insane. $17000.00 rivals in a year is manageable for a country like spain, part of the european union. it is not manageable for india of going to be at its use as you see it is your heart didn't want thirty's ari folman well, and they cannot hope anymore. but largescale it is manageable and here indeed, this is what we are calling for. an additional atte

it won't do anything even that appears to go into wards the canary islands. north africa, generally a quiet place, showers in morocco, and still showers around in west africa the next day and jump into the stream and join our global community. biodiversity is biosecurity, is that essential for our species to survive? be part of the debate. i know you heard my days and you can be part of this conversation when no topic is off the table, the complaints are not neutral and all of these cases goal here is to terrorize it . here's the other part of this. there's no consequence to this stream. on out is the the older, the world rocking back a recap of our top stories on al-jazeera. civilians are reported to have been massacred in northern ethiopia as fighting continues between the military and local forces in the tikrit region. i missed international, says hundreds may have been killed on monday. as a senior official from south africa's governing party is in court facing corruption charges linked to a multi-million dollar asbestos project supporters of aids margare

it's the tourist season on spain's canary islands. but despite the coronavirus pandemic and the lack of visitors, these apartments and hotels haven't been left empty. they're being used to house a growing number of migrants arriving in record numbers from africa is not good for us to do. so we are just sitting there just as well as we have to tell me the government, i forget what you saw africa at least $18000.00 people have landed on the shores this year alone. more than half of that in just the past month. and that's put a strain on government facilities and left thousands stranded in the main port without basic services. that was, it's also angered local authorities. and many of the island's residents who've criticized the government's slow response was these people see not being here. but what can we do? the government says it's urgently setting up makeshift camps on military sites in italy for the most about. we think that by the end of this year we will have temporary camps to house $7000.00 migrants set up. this is the 1st solu

in spain's canary islands follows a record seargent. people arriving by sea from africa, which has overwhelmed the local government car like has more it's the tourist season on spain's canary islands. but despite the coronavirus pandemic and the lack of visitors, these apartments and hotels haven't been left empty. they're being used to house a growing number of migrants arriving in record numbers from africa. there is word, but the problem is was not good for her. so i guess it's a new, i guess it's an ultimate doctors will go to a also the best to have a family. the government forgot to look after ghost written words. but tell us at least $18000.00 people have landed on the shores this year alone. more than half of that in just the past month. and that's put a strain on government facilities and left thousands stranded in the main port without basic services. yeah, right now it's also angered local authorities. and many of the island's residents who've criticized the government's slow response was these people simply not being here. b

for months, the trend of increasing migration numbers has been visible here on the canary islands. nevertheless, everyone involved seems overwhelmed by the current situation. valuable preparation time has been lost. instead, the island's government, the central government and the european union, starting to shift responsibility for the situation to one another. the spanish government has now started to procure for accommodation for the migrants. many fear that this housing will fill up before long sports news now young russian tennis star andre verb live has signed off from the a.t.p. finals in london with the winner of austrian. well, number 3, dominic team relief was praying for playing for pride. after losing his 1st 2 matches of the tournament, but he produced a spirited display breaking his opponent's serve twice. early on. before closing out the 1st set, 62 team had already built himself a place in the semifinals. botting was on able to recover against the russian who went on to win in 2 straights. the news from africa is next. go to crime fighters are back with africa's most

a surge in arrivals authorities in the canary islands, struggle to house hundreds of migrants and refugees coming from africa. rather when the water is warm, this time the and it is in the city. families see if you like. and the cold air freezing it comes over top of it is doing that community siberia, you generate big shouts, thunderstorms, and other rain or snow. this will be mostly rain, but for the high ground of 4 corridor. and north korea will see a bit of snow out of this. mostly it's going to be rain for honshu and on the north coast as well. the air behind it is wintry, cold, high temperature by day harbin is mine 7. and in beijing it's plus 4. in the cody's sinking sags into a good part of mainland china, it too will generate a certain amount of snow in the west where the ground is high and come across just north of 101. maybe the northern limit of the really cold air or the southern of touch say because south of that, hong kong is enjoying what really has been late summer 24 degrees or so. but for the same reason as you get showers generation over warm water, when the cold air c

people have reached the canary islands this year. but 10 times last year's total, more than half of them arrived in the past month. refugee reception centers are full. some migrants are living in hotels. up before the pandemic would have been packed with tourists. but 2000 people have been sleeping in the open by the harbor in gran canaria. the spanish government is promising to build more emergency shelters and increased naval patrols to rescue migrants. locals say the situation is inhumane and degrading the event of a death if we are here fighting for a more dignified reception system for people arriving at our island seeking a better life, we want a chance to offer them a more humane reception and the conditions of the harbor, we're also here to fight against the latest racist behaviors that we have seen in our island and also because no human being is eagle. let's bring in our guests in dakar. mamadou manga. he's coordinator of the human rights organization. and a dire poll where he advocates for migrants returning from abroad in

they were headed towards the canary islands and that there was an explosion. and these explosion happen. there was another explosion that happened last week when these fishing vessels that are not meant to transport. people are so heavy, live latin with people that the engines just cannot run them so they have to use. so the crew has to change the engine, and that's when these explosions happened. so these migrants were headed towards the canary island, where there's already $17000.00, people come all that have made it to those to be on it of canary island, the mayor of perth. so again, given where most of the migrants are stayed, that he says that his town is overwhelmed. hotels that are only used to house tourists. well, now they're being used to welcome migrants. now there's a camp there, and the mayor describes it as the camp of shame. he went to visit that camp and the press hasn't been able to go on the ground there. he says that migrants are staying there in squalid conditions. they spend at least 4 days without taking a shower, at least 40 of them have

have come to the canary islands seeking asylum. these are not migrants fleeing war, but looking for economic opportunities. many of them come from senegal, gambia or even morocco, and the mayor of this town. our green green on the canary island says that they are held in camps because in camps of shame because they have little access to running water. there rats, he says that are, there are cases of coronavirus. now the spanish authorities are not allowing the media to enter those camps. there are so many migrants in his town. that's normally a resort town for tourists that hotels normally filled by tourists are now being used by migrants that are waiting for their papers to be processed. now america's top diplomat is in turkey as part of a 10 day tour of the region, but my pump a won't be meeting politicians or officials. he's spending the day instead in talks with religious leaders. so now, because you know reports now from istanbul, the u.s. secretary of state came to turkey for a brief visit, but he did not meet any government

have come to the canary islands seeking asylum. these are not migrants fleeing war, but looking for economic opportunities. many of them come from senegal, gambia or. 'd even morocco and the mayor of this town, our green green on the canary island says that they are held in camps. he calls them camps of shame because they have little access to running water. there. rats, he says that are, there are cases of coronavirus. now the spanish authorities are not allowing the media to enter those camps. there are so many migrants in his town. that's normally a resort town for tourists that hotels normally filled by tourists are now being used by migrants that are waiting for their papers to be processed. still come here on out just there. i'm some of the job he had close to the border with nagorno-karabakh and i'll tell you how the line millions are being cleared by a as it were. joining forces before civilians could move in people and kind of things take stock of to death and devastation caused by time for exam color. and will tell you ab

as the canary islands are dependent on tourism and visitors in the winter season. the situation at the port has become a pressing political issue here. the local radio station is broadcasting live from the refugee camp. they're interviewing gran canaria, the president who says europe has abandoned them. it's a strategy on the spanish government. like many others, is being turned into a sort of prison in order to prevent people from entering the continental europe. you know, antonio morale believes that europe should take in a share of the migrants to him. it's a matter of fairness. the fishermen at the port agree due to the coronavirus pandemic. ricardo ortega has hardly made any money this year. the locals are struggling enough as it is, he says, if you put all of these people are being tricked, we're going to go put them in a hotel here and so on. but there's absolutely no point to realize i have nothing in the news because i do more to go so the chaotic scenes on other islands like lampedusa and less bus gran canaria wouldn't be able to withstand similar conditi

as the canary islands are dependent on tourism and visitors in the winter season. the situation at the ports has become a pressing political issue here. a local radio station is broadcasting live from the refugee camp. they're interviewing gran canaria president truman, antonio morales who says europe has abandoned them. it's a strategy on the spanish government. like many others, is being turned into a sort of prison in order to prevent people from entering the continental europe. you know, antonio morale, this believes that europe should take in a share of the migrants to him. it's a matter of fairness. the fishermen at the port agree due to the coronavirus pandemic. ricardo ortega has hardly made any money this year. the locals are struggling enough as it is, he says, if you put all of these people are being tricked, we're going to go put them in a hotel here and so on. but there's absolutely no point to realize that i have nothing in the news because i do more to go so the chaotic scenes on other islands like lampedusa, unless bus gran canaria wouldn't be able

of course, crossing the to reach spain's canary islands is considered extremely dangerous. a young senegalese man survived the voyage, but many others were less lucky. as this video documents says the plume of smoke is the burning boat. he says 90 people died in that incident, including some of his friends. he says everyone knows crossing the atlantic is dangerous, but they're determined to reach europe or finagle to make money from their labor. spanish authorities are overwhelmed by the migrant influx. they often put up the new arrivals in hotels that are empty because of the pandemic. almost everyone here wants to move on like an 18 year old moroccan using a translation up on his phone. he asks us how to get to the spanish mainland when we ask him why he'd like to go there. he tells us that his mother has died and his father lives in barcelona and his friends are stuck here on an island that's a popular holiday destination. they often mingle with the tourists at the beach. many locals are opposed to this. as the canary islands are dependent on tourism and visitors in the

it's the latest tragedy to occur on the perilous route from west africa to the canary islands, whichhave become a flashpoint in the ongoing refugee crisis as the number of people arriving to the spanish archipelago by sea has increased more than tenfold over last year. last month, 140 people drowned off the coast of senegal after their boat caught fire en route to the canary islands. spain said last week it would help set up temporary camps for 7000 asylum seekers. back in the united states, president trump is reportedly planning to pardon his former national security advisor michael flynn and others before he leaves office. flynn has twice pleaded guilty in court to lying to the fbi about his communications with the russian ambassador to the u.s. in 2016. talk of the pardons came after president trump made one of his rare public appearances after the election when he pardoned a turkey for thanksgiving. california senator dianne feinstein is stepping down as the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee. feinstein faced intense backlash last month over her weak performance durin

it was on its way to the canary islands. this year alone, $17000.00 migrants mostly from west africa, have landed on the islands of the canary islands and the mayor of the town of port au kin where the migrants are being held, say that the conditions in which they were staying in is this. he says some of the migrants haven't showered in 3 and 4 days. there's cases of coronavirus among the migrants that are infected. this port town that's usually home to tourist. well known hotels are being filled in by migrants such as the level of arrivals with the aid agencies warning that we're seeing another refugee crisis here on the atlantic coast. thank you for the update. nicholas hawke in costs and ago protesters in thailand of rallied in front of the parliament in bangkok as lawmakers consider changes to the constitution. but demonstrations calling for the resignation of prime minister prior been going on since july the 10th. but demonstrators say he and the constitution, which was drafted on the military rule, are illegitimate and