# Nearly 1,000 migrants rescued from seven boats off Spain’s El Hierro

https://mins.news/en/item/133062

- euronews, 2026-11-06 20:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/06/nearly-1000-migrants-rescued-from-seven-boats-off-el-hierro-in-spain

> Nearly 1,000 migrants were rescued from seven boats near El Hierro. About 700 are expected to be moved to Tenerife to ease pressure on reception facilities, while several people needed hospital treatment.

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