The tiny island of El Hierro in Spain's Canary Islands is facing an unprecedented surge in Migrant Arrivals from Africa, overwhelming its social services. Around 6,000 migrants have arrived on the island between January 1 and October 15, accounting for about one quarter of the nearly 26,000 migrant arrivals in the Canary Islands during this period. The increase in arrivals is attributed to calmer seas and human traffickers taking risks by sending boats further from the coast to avoid stepped-up controls. The risk of death is high, with migrant boats sometimes drifting far from their intended destinations.

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